Where does “portar” come from?

portar (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese portar, from Latin portō, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

portar (Portuguese): to bear; to carry

Definitions

  1. to bear; to carry

Ancestry of “portar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portugueseportar—
2Latinportōto carry, bear
3Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “portar”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Latin portō →
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