Where does “porgere” come from?

porgere (Italian) comes from Latin porrigo, from Latin por-, from Proto-Italic por-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

porgere (Italian): to hand, give; to hold out

Definitions

  1. to hand, give; to hold out

Ancestry of “porgere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinporrigoI stretch, spread out, extend; I offer, hold out;...
2Latinpor-forth, forward, further, onward
3Proto-Italicpor-forth, forward
4Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “porgere”

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