Where does “porta” come from?

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

porta (Latin): gate, especially of a city; entrance, passage,...

Definitions

  1. gate, especially of a city; entrance, passage,...

Ancestry of “porta”, step by step

porta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European per-

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

via Proto-Italic *portā

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italic*portāgate

Words derived from “porta”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →