Where does “port” come from?

Port derives from Latin porta, a noun from the Latin verb portare meaning "to carry," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós.

port (English): A place on the coast at which ships can shelter,...

Definitions

  1. A place on the coast at which ships can shelter,...

Ancestry of “port”, step by step

port traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Portuguese Porto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PortuguesePortoOporto
2Old Portugueseporto—
3LatinPortus CaleOporto
4LatinPortus” or, later, “Portus Rōmae”}} Portus large artificial harbour of Ancient Rome
5Proto-Italicportusharbour
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpértuscrossing
7Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Old English port

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishporta port, a haven; a town, particularly one with...
2Latinportagate, especially of a city; entrance, passage,...
3Proto-Italic*portāgate

Words derived from “port”

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