Where does “fuoriporta” come from?

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

fuoriporta (Italian): out of town

Definitions

  1. out of town

Ancestry of “fuoriporta”, step by step

fuoriporta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian porta

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

via Italian fuori

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianfuoriout, outside; outdoors
2Latinforīsdoor
3Proto-Italic*forisdoor
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Latin porta →
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