[ˈpɔr.toː], [ˈpɔr.to]
OrigoPerhaps from Proto-Italic *portāō. Alternatively, it may derive from *poritō, frequentative of Proto-Indo-European *poréyeti (“to make go through”). However, De Vaan rejects the latter explanations and supports the former. Either way, ultimately from *per- (“to go through”). Cognate with porta, portus.
- conjugation-1to carry, bear
“… et prīmum pedibus tālāria nectit
aurea, quae sublīmem ālīs sīve aequora suprā” — … and first [Mercury] laced to his feet the golden sandals, with wings by which he can soar over either seas or land, [and] they carry him along with the swift breeze.
- conjugation-1to convey, bring
- conjugation-1to wear
Formaeportō(canonical) · portāre(infinitive, present) · portāvī(active, perfect) · portātum(supine) · portō(active, first-person, indicative, present, singular) · portās(active, indicative, present, second-person, singular) · portat(active, indicative, present, singular, third-person) · portāmus(active, first-person, indicative, plural, present) · portātis(active, indicative, plural, present, second-person) · portant(active, indicative, plural, present, third-person) · portābam(active, first-person, imperfect, indicative, singular) · portābās(active, imperfect, indicative, second-person, singular) · portābat(active, imperfect, indicative, singular, third-person) · portābāmus(active, first-person, imperfect, indicative, plural) · portābātis(active, imperfect, indicative, plural, second-person) · portābant(active, imperfect, indicative, plural, third-person) · portābō(active, first-person, future, indicative, singular) · portābis(active, future, indicative, second-person, singular) · portābit(active, future, indicative, singular, third-person) · portābimus(active, first-person, future, indicative, plural)
Fons: Vicitionarium