Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/portā

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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[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Indo-European *porteh₂, from *per- (to lead, cross over, pass).[1]

Noun[edit]

*portā f

  1. gate

Declension[edit]

ā-stemDeclension of *portā (ā-stem)
case singular plural
nominative *portā *portās
vocative *porta *portās
accusative *portam *portans
genitive *portās *portāzom
dative *portāi *portais
ablative *portād *portais
locative *portāi *portais

Descendants[edit]

  • Latin: porta (see there for further descendants)
  • Oscan: 𐌐𐌞𐌓𐌕𐌀𐌌 (púrtam, gate, door, acc.sg.)
  • Umbrian: [script needed] (pertome)

References[edit]

  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