Where does “porte” come from?

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

porte (Middle Dutch): gate

Definitions

  1. gate

Ancestry of “porte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchportagate
2Latinportagate, especially of a city; entrance, passage,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “porte”

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