Where does “portero” come from?

portero (Spanish) comes from Old Spanish portero, from Late Latin portarius, from Latin porta, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

portero (Spanish): doorman, porter, gatekeeper; bouncer,...

Definitions

  1. doorman, porter, gatekeeper; bouncer,...

Ancestry of “portero”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Spanishportero—
2Late Latinportariusdoorkeeper”, “gatekeeper; gatekeeper; porter,...
3Latinportagate, especially of a city; entrance, passage,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “portero”

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