Where does “soprapporta” come from?

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

soprapporta (Italian): Decorative feature over a door; fanlight, transom

Definitions

  1. Decorative feature over a door; fanlight, transom

Ancestry of “soprapporta”, step by step

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