Where does “porte” come from?
porte (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese portar, from Old Portuguese portar, from Latin portō, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
porte (Portuguese): postage; carrying, possession; size
Definitions
- postage; carrying, possession; size
Ancestry of “porte”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Portuguese | portar | to bear; to carry |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | portar | — |
| 3 | Latin | portō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
Words derived from “porte”