Where does “emportiérage” come from?
emportiérage (French) comes from French emportiérer, from French portière, from French porté, from Italian porta, from Latin porta, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
emportiérage (French): dooring
Ancestry of “emportiérage”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | emportiérer | — |
| 2 | French | portière | female equivalent of portier; car door |
| 3 | French | porté | past participle of porter; fond of, fixated on... |
| 4 | Italian | porta | gate; door; 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 |