Where does “porte coleice” come from?

porte coleice (Old French) comes from Old French colëiz, from Vulgar Latin *colātīcius, from Latin colō, from Latin quelō, from Proto-Italic kʷelō, from Proto-Indo-European kʷéleti, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.

porte coleice (Old French): portcullis

Definitions

  1. portcullis

Ancestry of “porte coleice”, step by step

porte coleice traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French colëiz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchcolëizsliding, fluid
2Vulgar Latin*colātīcius—
3Latincolōto cultivate the land, till, tend, take care of a field or garden
4Latinquelō—
5Proto-Italickʷelōto inhabit
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷéleti—
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn

via Old French porte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchportedoor
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 coleice”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷéleti →Every word from Proto-Italic kʷelō →