Where does “portador” come from?

portador (Spanish) comes from Spanish portar, from Old Spanish portar, from Latin portāre, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

portador (Spanish): carrier, bearer

Definitions

  1. carrier, bearer

Ancestry of “portador”, step by step

portador traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Spanish portar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishportarto bear, to carry; to behave, to be good
2Old Spanishportar—
3Latinportāre—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Latin portātor

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinportātorcarrier; bearer; bringer
2Latinportōto carry, bear
3Indo-European*per-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Latin portāre →