Where does “portāre” come from?

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

Ancestry of “portāre”, step by step

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

Words derived from “portāre

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European per-
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