Where does “portage” come from?
Portage comes from French portage, derived from French porter, which comes from Latin portare meaning to carry, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European per-.
portage (English): An act of carrying, especially the carrying of a...
Definitions
- An act of carrying, especially the carrying of a...
Ancestry of “portage”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | porter | to carry; to support, to bear; to wear |
| 2 | English | porter | A person who carries luggage and related objects;... |
| 3 | Middle English | porter | gatekeeper, doorkeeper |
| 4 | Old French | portour | carrier; bearer |
| 5 | Old French | porter | to carry; to carry a child |
| 6 | Old French | -ment | Used to form adverbs, most of the time equivalent... |
| 7 | Latin | -mentum | instrument, medium, or result of; e.g.... |
| 8 | Latin | -menta | nominative plural of -mentum; accusative plural... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -mn̥ | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs |