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, the feminine of a perfect passive participle 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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