Where does “Portărescu” come from?
Portărescu (Romanian) comes from Romanian Portaru, from Romanian portar, from Romanian poartă, from Latin porta, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
Ancestry of “Portărescu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | Portaru | — |
| 2 | Romanian | portar | gatekeeper, doorkeeper, doorman, porter,... |
| 3 | Romanian | poartă | gate; third-person singular present indicative of... |
| 4 | Latin | porta | gate, especially of a city; entrance, passage,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |