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

  1. postage; carrying, possession; size

Ancestry of “porte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseportarto bear; to carry
2Old Portugueseportar—
3Latinportōto carry, bear
4Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “porte”

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