Port Definition
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Origin of Port
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French porter to carry from Old French from Latin portāre per-2 in Indo-European roots N., Middle English porte from Old French port from porter to carry
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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Middle English gate, porthole from Old French porte gate from Latin porta per-2 in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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Middle English from Old English from Latin portus per-2 in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Old French porter, from Latin portare (“carry"). Akin to transport, portable.
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Named from Portuguese Oporto, a city in Portugal from whence the wines were originally shipped.
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From Latin porta (“passage, gate"), reinforced in Middle English, from Old French porte.
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Old English port, from Latin portus (“port, harbour").
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Probably from port side from port
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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Abbreviation of portmanteau.
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After Oporto
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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