Where does “portar” come from?

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

portar (Spanish): to bear, to carry; to behave, to be good

Definitions

  1. to bear, to carry; to behave, to be good

Ancestry of “portar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Spanishportar—
2Latinportāre—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “portar”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Latin portāre →