Where does “porta-aviões” come from?
porta-aviões (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese porta, from Old Portuguese porta, from Latin porta, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
porta-aviões (Portuguese): aircraft carrier
Ancestry of “porta-aviões”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Portuguese | porta | door; entrance; gateway |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | porta | — |
| 3 | Latin | porta | gate, especially of a city; entrance, passage,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |