Where does “portico” come from?

Portico comes from Latin porticus, formed from Proto-Indo-European per- meaning to lead or pass through, combined with the suffix -icus and the root pr̥tós.

portico (English): A porch, or a small space with a roof supported...

Definitions

  1. A porch, or a small space with a roof supported...

Ancestry of “portico”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianporticoportico, arcade, porch
2Latinporticuscolonnade, arcade; portico
3Latinportagate, especially of a city; entrance, passage,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “portico”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Latin porta →