Where does “peräporttialus” come from?
peräporttialus (Finnish) comes from Finnish peräportti, from Finnish portti, from Swedish port, from Old Norse port, from Latin porta, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
peräporttialus (Finnish): ship with stern loading doors
Definitions
- ship with stern loading doors
Ancestry of “peräporttialus”, step by step
peräporttialus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish peräportti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | peräportti | stern door, stern gate |
| 2 | Finnish | portti | gate; port; hilum, hilus |
| 3 | Swedish | port | a larger entrance |
| 4 | Old Norse | port | — |
| 5 | Latin | porta | gate, especially of a city; entrance, passage,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |