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Portes
Portes comes from Catalan porta ‘door’, from Latin porta ‘gate, especially of a city’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *per- ‘to pass through’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*per-‘to pass through’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*pr̥téh₂reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*portāreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEporta‘gate, especially of a city’
- Old Catalanmodernsame form
- Catalanc. 1500–presentsame form‘door’
- Catalan, derivedc. 1500–presentPortesplural of porta
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*per-‘to pass through’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*pr̥téh₂reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*portāreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEporta‘gate, especially of a city’
- Old Catalanmodernsame form
- Catalanc. 1500–presentsame form‘door’
- Catalan, derivedc. 1500–presentPortesplural of porta
- Englishtodaysame form
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *per- ‘to pass through’
first, before, far, per, price, further, practice, private, fear, pre, press, primary, prime, prize, prior, appreciate, pregnant, practical, opportunity, afford, precious, praise, ford, privilege, parade, par, interpretation, ferry, fare, forth, pardon, primitive, prix, pirate, pragmatic, privy, prism, proton, peril, depreciation, 144 more
through Proto-Indo-European *pr̥téh₂
through Proto-Italic *portā
support, report, transport, importance, sport, export, import, rapport, deport, comport, 23 more
through Latin porta ‘gate, especially of a city’
Today it means
name A surname from Catalan.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *per- / Portes