Where does “portcullis” come from?
Portcullis comes from Old French porte couleice, from Old French porte meaning "door" and Latin porta, descended from Proto-Indo-European per- meaning "to pass through."
portcullis (English): A gate in the form of a grating which is lowered...
Definitions
- A gate in the form of a grating which is lowered...
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