Where does “porta” come from?

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

porta (Macanese): door

Definitions

  1. door

Ancestry of “porta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseportadoor; entrance; gateway
2Old Portugueseporta
3Latinportagate, especially of a city; entrance, passage,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European per-Every word from Latin porta