Where does “port” come from?

port (Old French) comes from Latin Portus, from Proto-Italic portus, from Proto-Indo-European pértus, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

port (Old French): port for watercraft

Definitions

  1. port for watercraft

Ancestry of “port”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinPortus” or, later, “Portus Rōmae”}} Portus large artificial harbour of Ancient Rome
2Proto-Italicportusharbour
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpértuscrossing
4Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “port”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pértus →
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