Where does “porche” come from?

porche (French) comes from Old French porche, from Latin porticus, from Latin porta, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

porche (French): porch, portico

Definitions

porch, portico

Ancestry of “porche”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old French	porche	porch
2	Latin	porticus	colonnade, arcade; portico
3	Latin	porta	gate, especially of a city; entrance, passage,...
4	Proto-Indo-European	per-	before, in front; first; to go through
5	Proto-Indo-European	pr̥tós	passed , crossed

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