Where does “port” come from?
port (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish port, from Latin Portus, from Proto-Italic portus, from Proto-Indo-European pértus, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
port (Scottish Gaelic): tune; port, harbour
Ancestry of “port”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Irish | port | place; shore |
| 2 | Latin | Portus | — |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | portus | harbour |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pértus | crossing |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |