Where does “portator” come from?

portator (Late Latin) comes from Latin portō, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

portator (Late Latin): second-person singular future passive imperative...

Definitions

  1. second-person singular future passive imperative...

Ancestry of “portator”, step by step

portator traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin portō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinportōto carry, bear
2Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Latin portāre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinportāre—

Words derived from “portator”

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