Where does “criptoportico” come from?
criptoportico (Italian) comes from Italian portico, from Latin porticus, from Latin porta, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
criptoportico (Italian): cryptoporticus
Definitions
- cryptoporticus
Ancestry of “criptoportico”, step by step
criptoportico traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian portico
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | portico | portico, arcade, porch |
| 2 | Latin | porticus | colonnade, arcade; portico |
| 3 | Latin | porta | gate, especially of a city; entrance, passage,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via Portuguese pórtico
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | pórtico | portico |