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
Ancestry of “ports”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Catalan | port | port, harbour |
| 2 | Catalan | portar | to carry; to bring; to wear |
| 3 | Old Occitan | portar | — |
| 4 | Latin | portō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |