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Where does “portendere” come from?

portendere (Latin) comes from Latin portendo, from Latin por-, from Proto-Italic por-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

portendere (Latin): third-person plural perfect active indicative of...

Definitions

  1. third-person plural perfect active indicative of...

Ancestry of “portendere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinportendoI indicate, point out; I predict, foretell,...
2Latinpor-forth, forward, further, onward
3Proto-Italicpor-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “portendere”

  • portent
  • portend
  • portendeth
  • portentive
  • portentum
  • portento
  • portento
  • portendere
  • portento
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