Etymograph

English

porta

Porta comes from Latin porta ‘a gate’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *per- ‘to pass through/over’.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*per-‘to pass through/over’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*pr̥téh₂reconstructed
  3. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*portā‘gate’reconstructed
  4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEporta‘a gate’
  5. Englishearliest quotation 1882same form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*per-‘to pass through/over’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*pr̥téh₂reconstructed
  3. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*portā‘gate’reconstructed
  4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEporta‘a gate’
  5. Englishearliest quotation 1882same form

Earliest quotation: 1882, Burt Green Wilder: “the porta permits the passage of injection mass from…”

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *per- ‘to pass through/over’

first, before, far, per, price, private, press, further, practice, fear, pre, primary, prime, appreciate, prize, pregnant, prior, practical, opportunity, precious, praise, afford, privilege, parade, ford, par, interpretation, ferry, pirate, fare, pardon, forth, primitive, prix, interpreter, pragmatic, privy, prism, proton, peril, 144 more

through Proto-Indo-European *pr̥téh₂

rapporteur, 22 more

through Proto-Italic *portā ‘gate’

support, report, transport, sport, importance, export, import, rapport, deport, comport, 23 more

through Latin porta ‘a gate’

porch, porter, portico, 9 more

Today it means

noun The part of the liver or other organ where its vessels and nerves enter; the hilum.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *per- / porta

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