Where does “port” come from?
port (Catalan) comes from Catalan portar, from Old Occitan portar, from Latin portō, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
port (Catalan): port, harbour
Ancestry of “port”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Catalan | portar | to carry; to bring; to wear |
| 2 | Old Occitan | portar | — |
| 3 | Latin | portō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
Words derived from “port”