Where does “portendere” come from?

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

portendere (Italian): to prognosticate, presage, portend

Definitions

  1. to prognosticate, presage, portend

Ancestry of “portendere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinportendoI indicate, point out; I predict, foretell,...
2Latinpor-forth, forward, further, onward
3Proto-Italicpor-forth, forward
4Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Latin por- →