Where does “portatico” come from?

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

portatico (Italian): a tribute that was once paid at a city gate or on entering a port

Definitions

  1. a tribute that was once paid at a city gate or on entering a port

Ancestry of “portatico”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinportaticumgate tax
2Latinportagate, especially of a city; entrance, passage,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Latin porta →