Where does “Porte” come from?

Porte comes from Middle French porte, derived from Middle French porter and Latin portare, meaning to carry, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European per- and pr̥tós.

Porte (English): The Ottoman court; hence, the government of the Ottoman empire

Definitions

  1. The Ottoman court; hence, the government of the Ottoman empire

Ancestry of “Porte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchportedoor; inflection of porter: ## first/third-person...
2Old Frenchportedoor
3Latinportagate, especially of a city; entrance, passage,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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