Where does “portic” come from?

portic (Romanian) comes from French portique, from Latin porticus, from Latin porta, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

portic (Romanian): porch

Definitions

  1. porch

Ancestry of “portic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchportiqueportico; gantry; A type of crane
2Latinporticuscolonnade, arcade; portico
3Latinportagate, especially of a city; entrance, passage,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Latin porta →