Where does “portal” come from?

portal (Romanian) comes from German Portal, from Latin porta, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

portal (Romanian): portal, doorway, gateway

Definitions

  1. portal, doorway, gateway

Ancestry of “portal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanPortalportal
2Latinportagate, especially of a city; entrance, passage,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Latin porta →
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