Where does “Portal” come from?

Portal (German) comes from Latin porta, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

Portal (German): portal

Definitions

  1. portal

Ancestry of “Portal”, step by step

Portal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin porta

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

via Medieval Latin portale

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinportale—

Words derived from “Portal”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →