Where does “porteiro” come from?

porteiro (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese porteiro, from Late Latin portarius, from Latin porta, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

porteiro (Portuguese): doorman, gatekeeper, concierge; porter

Definitions

doorman, gatekeeper, concierge; porter

Ancestry of “porteiro”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old Portuguese	porteiro	—
2	Late Latin	portarius	doorkeeper”, “gatekeeper; gatekeeper; porter,...
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

Words derived from “porteiro”

porteira

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