Where does “porch” come from?
Porch comes from Middle English porche, from Latin porticus, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European per- meaning to lead or pass through, with formative suffixes -icus and -kos.
porch (English): A covered and enclosed entrance to a building,...
Definitions
- A covered and enclosed entrance to a building,...
Ancestry of “porch”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | porche | — |
| 2 | Latin | porticus | colonnade, arcade; portico |
| 3 | Latin | porta | gate, especially of a city; entrance, passage,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
Words derived from “porch”