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 — gate.

pordisto (Esperanto): doorman, hall porter

Definitions

  1. doorman, hall porter

Ancestry of “pordisto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantopordodoor, gate
2Germanpfortegate, large door
3Middle High Germanpforte—
4Old High Germanpfortadoor; small gate
5Latinportagate, especially of a city; entrance, passage,...
6Proto-Italic*portāgate
Every word from Proto-Italic *portā →Every word from Latin porta →Every word from Old High German pforta →