English
portato
Portato comes from Italian portare ‘to bring, carry, bear’, and goes back to Latin portō.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEportō‘to carry, bear’
- Italianc. 1300–presentportare‘to bring, carry, bear’
- Italian, derivedc. 1300–presentportatopast participle of portare
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEportō‘to carry, bear’
- Italianc. 1300–presentportare‘to bring, carry, bear’
- Italian, derivedc. 1300–presentportatopast participle of portare
- Englishtodaysame form
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *per- ‘to lead, cross over, pass’
first, before, far, per, price, press, further, practice, private, fear, pre, primary, prime, prior, prize, appreciate, pregnant, opportunity, practical, afford, precious, praise, ford, privilege, parade, par, ferry, interpretation, fare, forth, pardon, primitive, prix, pirate, interpreter, privy, prism, peril, afar, primal, 144 more
through Proto-Italic *portā ‘crossing’
through Proto-Italic *portāō ‘to carry’
through Latin portō ‘to carry, bear’
support, report, transport, importance, export, import, porter, rapport, deport, comport, 13 more
Today it means
adv In an unconnected manner, as opposed to legato, but not as short as staccato.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin portō / portato