Where does “portal” come from?

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

portal (Middle French): gate

Definitions

  1. gate

Ancestry of “portal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchportalgate
2Old Frenchportedoor
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 pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Latin porta →