Portal etymology

English

English word portal comes from Old French porte (Door.)

Etymology of portal

Detailed word origin of portal

Dictionary entry Language Definition
porte Old French (fro) Door.
porta Latin (lat) (figuratively) way, means. Entrance, passage, door. Gate, especially of a city.
portale Malayalam (mal)
portal English (en) (anatomy) Of or relating to a porta, especially the porta of the liver. (Internet) A website or page that acts as an entrance to other websites or pages on the Internet.. (anatomy) A short vein that carries blood into the liver.. (architecture) A lesser gate, where there are two of different dimensions.. (architecture) Formerly, a small square corner in a room separated from the rest of an [...]

Words with the same origin as portal

Descendants of porte

airport port