Where does “cale-porte” come from?

cale-porte (French) comes from French porté, from Italian porta, from Latin porta, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

cale-porte (French): doorstop, doorstopper object used to halt the motion of a door, especially a wedge

Definitions

  1. doorstop, doorstopper object used to halt the motion of a door, especially a wedge

Ancestry of “cale-porte”, step by step

cale-porte traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French porté

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchportépast participle of porter; fond of, fixated on...
2Italianportagate; door; port
3Latinportagate, especially of a city; entrance, passage,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via French caler

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcalerto wedge (open) (a door)
2Old Occitancalar—
3Ancient GreekχαλάωI slacken; I loosen; I become slack; I become...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Latin porta →