Where does “ports” come from?

ports (Catalan) comes from Catalan port, from Catalan portar, from Old Occitan portar, from Latin portō, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

ports (Catalan): plural of port

Definitions

  1. plural of port

Ancestry of “ports”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanportport, harbour
2Catalanportarto carry; to bring; to wear
3Old Occitanportar—
4Latinportōto carry, bear
5Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Latin portō →