Proto-Indo-European

*pértus

‘crossing’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Indo-European *pértus.

16 English words in this record descend from Proto-Indo-European *pértus, most familiar first.

• opportunity ← opportunité ← opportūnitās ← opportūnus ← portus
• port ← portus ← *portus
• ford ← *furdu ← *furduz
• firth ← fyrth ← ford ← *ferþu
• fjord ← fjǫrðr ← *ᚠᛖᚱᚦᚢᛉ ← *ferþuz
• opportunist ← opportuniste ← opportun ← opportūnus ← portus
• opportune ← opportun ← opportunus ← portus ← *portus
• opportunism ← opportunisme ← opportun ← opportūnus ← portus
• inopportune ← inopportūnus ← opportūnus ← portus ← *portus
• importunate ← importuner ← importun ← importūnus ← portus
• importune ← importuner ← importūnor ← importūnus ← portus
• importunity ← importunitie ← importunité ← importūnitās ← importūnus

More words from *pértus

• fjard
• importuous
• opportunate
• portolan

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *pértus