Where does “porta” come from?

Porta comes from Latin porta, derived from Proto-Indo-European per-, which is related to Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós, both meaning a passage or opening.

porta (English): The part of the liver or other organ where its...

Definitions

  1. The part of the liver or other organ where its...

Ancestry of “porta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinportagate, especially of a city; entrance, passage,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “porta”

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