Where does “portique” come from?

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

portique (French): portico; gantry; A type of crane

Definitions

  1. portico; gantry; A type of crane

Ancestry of “portique”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinporticuscolonnade, arcade; portico
2Latinportagate, especially of a city; entrance, passage,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “portique”

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