Where does “portar” come from?

portar (Galician) comes from Old Portuguese portar, from Latin portō, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

portar (Galician): to carry, bear; first/third-person singular...

Definitions

to carry, bear; first/third-person singular...

Ancestry of “portar”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old Portuguese	portar	—
2	Latin	portō	to carry, bear
3	Proto-Indo-European	per-	before, in front; first; to go through
4	Proto-Indo-European	pr̥tós	passed , crossed

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