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Where does “por-” come from?

por- (Proto-Italic) comes from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

Ancestry of “por-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “por-”

  • pollution
  • portentous
  • pollute
  • portent
  • portend
  • polluter
  • portentously
  • antipollution
  • portentousness
  • porrect
  • porrectus
  • pollutive
  • electropollution
  • nonpollution
  • polluteth
  • pollicitation
  • depollute
  • unpollutable
  • portendeth
  • unpolluting
  • portentive
  • unportentous
  • pollutable
  • overpollution
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