Where does “portare” come from?
portare (Middle English) comes from Anglo-Norman portour, from Late Latin portator, from Latin portō, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
Ancestry of “portare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Anglo-Norman | portour | carrier; bearer |
| 2 | Late Latin | portator | second-person singular future passive imperative... |
| 3 | Latin | portō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |