Where does “pordisto” come from?
pordisto (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto pordo, from German pforte, from Middle High German pforte, from Old High German pforta, from Latin porta, from Proto-Italic *portā.
pordisto (Esperanto): doorman, hall porter
Ancestry of “pordisto”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Esperanto | pordo | door, gate |
| 2 | German | pforte | — |
| 3 | Middle High German | pforte | — |
| 4 | Old High German | pforta | door; small gate |
| 5 | Latin | porta | gate, especially of a city; entrance, passage,... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *portā | — |