Etymology

porta

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Today it means: The part of the liver or other organ where its vessels and nerves enter; the hilum. Full definition →

Latin porta
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The story

  1. Latin · borrowed fromporta“a gate”
  2. English todayporta

Borrowed from Latin porta (“a gate”). See port.

Words from the same roots

Latinporta all →

portporterporte cochère

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