Where does “porteiro” come from?

porteiro (Galician) comes from Old Portuguese porteiro, from Late Latin portarius, from Latin porta, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

porteiro (Galician): gatekeeper; doorman; concierge

Definitions

  1. gatekeeper; doorman; concierge

Ancestry of “porteiro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portugueseporteiro—
2Late Latinportariusdoorkeeper”, “gatekeeper; gatekeeper; porter,...
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 →