Where does “porte” come from?

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

porte (Italian): plural of porta; feminine plural past participle...

Definitions

  1. plural of porta; feminine plural past participle...

Ancestry of “porte”, step by step

porte traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian porgere

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianporgereto hand, give; to hold out
2LatinporrigoI stretch, spread out, extend; I offer, hold out;...
3Latinpor-forth, forward, further, onward
4Proto-Italicpor-forth, forward
5Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Italian porta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianportagate; door; port
2Latinportagate, especially of a city; entrance, passage,...
3Proto-Italic*portāgate
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Latin por- →