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porta.

gate, entrance; city gates; door; avenue; goal (soccer);

5 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈpɔr.ta]Classical-Latin[ˈpɔr.ta]
  1. gate, especially of a city

    declension-1 · feminine
  2. entrance, passage, door

    declension-1 · feminine
  3. way, means

    declension-1 · feminine · figuratively
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *-téh₂ Proto-Indo-European *pr̥téh₂ Proto-Italic *portā Latin porta From Proto-Italic *portā, from Proto-Indo-European *pr̥téh₂, the feminine form of a perfect passive participle from *per- (“to pass through/over”). Doublet of portus and cognate with Ancient Greek πόρος (póros, “means of passage”).

verb[ˈpɔr.taː]Classical-Latin[ˈpɔr.ta]
  1. singular present active imperative of portō

    active · form-of · imperative · present · singular
Where this word comes from

Inflected form of portō (“carry, bear”).

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