Etymology

aport

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Today it means: on the left side of the boat Full definition →

English port ← Old English port ← Latin portus
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂en-
  2. Proto-Germanic*an
  3. Proto-West Germanic*ana
  4. Old Englishon
  5. Middle Englishan
  6. Middle Englisha-
  7. Englisha-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*per-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*pértus
  10. Proto-Italic*portus
  11. Latinportus
  12. Old Englishport
  13. Englishport
  14. English todayaport

From a- + port.

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