Where does “portail” come from?

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

portail (French): portal; gate

Definitions

  1. portal; gate

Ancestry of “portail”, step by step

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