Where does “pordo” come from?

pordo (Esperanto) comes from German pforte, from Middle High German pforte, from Old High German pforta, from Latin porta, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

pordo (Esperanto): door, gate

Definitions

  1. door, gate

Ancestry of “pordo”, step by step

pordo traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via German pforte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanpfortegate, large door
2Middle High Germanpforte—
3Old High Germanpfortadoor; small gate
4Latinportagate, especially of a city; entrance, passage,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via French porté

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchportépast participle of porter; fond of, fixated on...
2Italianportagate; door; port

via Spanish puerta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishpuertadoor; gate; doorway, doorstep, gateway
2Old Spanishpuerta—

Words derived from “pordo”

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