porter

porter · noun¹

1. Latin · derived fromportāre“to carry”
2. Late Latin · derived fromportātor
3. Old French · derived fromporteor
4. Anglo-Norman · derived fromportour
5. Middle English · inherited fromporter
6. English todayporter

From Middle English porter, portere, portier, borrowed from Anglo-Norman portour and Old French porteor, from Late Latin portātor, from past participle of Latin portāre (“to carry”). By surface analysis, port (“to carry”) + -er.

porter · noun, verb²

1. Latin · derived fromporta“gate”
2. Late Latin · derived fromportarius“gatekeeper”
3. Old French · derived fromportier
4. Anglo-Norman · derived fromportour
5. Middle English · inherited fromporter
6. English todayporter

From Middle English porter, portere, portare, borrowed from Anglo-Norman portour and Old French portier, from Late Latin portarius (“gatekeeper”), from Latin porta (“gate”).

Porter · proper noun³

1. Old French · derived fromportour“<i class="Latn mention" lang="en">bearer</i>”
2. Old French · derived fromportier“<i class="Latn mention" lang="en">doorman</i>”
3. Middle English · inherited fromPorter
4. English todayPorter

From Middle English Porter, from porter (“porter”), * From Old French portier (“doorman”), from porte (“door”) * From Old French portour (“bearer”), from porter (“to carry”)

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