Where does “pòrta” come from?

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

pòrta (Occitan): door

Definitions

  1. door

Ancestry of “pòrta”, step by step

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