Where does “ポーチ” come from?

ポーチ (Japanese) comes from English porch, from Middle English porche, from Latin porticus, from Latin porta, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

ポーチ (Japanese): porch; pouch

Definitions

  1. porch; pouch

Ancestry of “ポーチ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishporchA covered and enclosed entrance to a building,...
2Middle Englishporche
3Latinporticuscolonnade, arcade; portico
4Latinportagate, especially of a city; entrance, passage,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European per-Every word from Latin porta