Where does “porth” come from?

porth (Cornish) comes from Middle Cornish porth, from Old Cornish porth, from Proto-Brythonic porθ, from Latin porta, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

porth (Cornish): harbor

Definitions

  1. harbor

Ancestry of “porth”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Cornishporth—
2Old Cornishporth—
3Proto-Brythonicporθdoor, gate, gateway
4Latinportagate, especially of a city; entrance, passage,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “porth”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Latin porta →