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
- A porch, or a small space with a roof supported...
Ancestry of “portico”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | portico | portico, arcade, porch |
| 2 | Latin | porticus | colonnade, arcade; portico |
| 3 | Latin | porta | gate, especially of a city; entrance, passage,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
Words derived from “portico”