Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/portā

This Proto-Italic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Italic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *pr̥téh₂, from *per- (“to lead, cross over, pass”).[1]

Noun

*portā f

  1. gate

Declension

Declension of *portā (ā-stem)
singular plural
nominative *portā *portās
vocative *porta *portās
accusative *portam *portans
genitive *portās *portāzom
dative *portāi *portais
ablative *portād *portais
locative *portāi *portais
  • *pertus
    • Umbrian: pertome (acc. sg.) (with postposed *en)

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Latin: porta (see there for further descendants)
  • Oscan: 𐌐𐌞𐌓𐌕𐌀𐌌 (púrtam, “gate, door”, acc.sg.)

References

  1. ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “porta”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 482
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