Where does “port” come from?

port (Polish) comes from Old Polish port, 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 (Polish): port, harbour; port, a town or city containing...

Definitions

  1. port, harbour; port, a town or city containing...

Ancestry of “port”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishport—
2LatinPortus” or, later, “Portus Rōmae”}} Portus large artificial harbour of Ancient Rome
3Proto-Italicportusharbour
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpértuscrossing
5Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
6Proto-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 →