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Where does “porte couleice” come from?

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

porte couleice (Old French): portcullis

Definitions

  1. portcullis

Ancestry of “porte couleice”, step by step

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 couleice”

  • portcullis
  • porte coulisse
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