Where does “portentus” come from?

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

portentus (Latin): indicated, pointed out; predicted, foretold

Definitions

  1. indicated, pointed out; predicted, foretold

Ancestry of “portentus”, step by step

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

Words derived from “portentus”

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