portiere

Italian (Fiorentino)

/porˈtjɛ.re/

noun
Definitions
  • doorman, janitor, concierge, caretaker, doorkeeper, porter
  • (sports) goalkeeper, keeper, goaltender, goalie

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French portier derived from Latin portārius suffix from Italian porta (door, carries, bring, carry, containing, carrying) root from Proto-Indo-European *per- (risk, bring forth, fare, through, try, go, traverse, across, carry forth, bring forward, produce, procure, forth, before, attempt, over, go over, pass through, go through, beyond, research, bear, forward, penetrate, put across, sell, lead across, front, formerly, dare, throughout, ferry, cross, transfer, pierce, strike, a going, peril, first, beat, out, passage, of, bring carry over, pass, next, in front).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*per-

Gloss

risk, bring forth, fare, through, try, go, traverse, across, carry forth, bring forward, produce, procure, forth, before, attempt, over, go over, pass through, go through, beyond, research, bear, forward, penetrate, put across, sell, lead across, front, formerly, dare, throughout, ferry, cross, transfer, pierce, strike, a going, peril, first, beat, out, passage, of, bring carry over, pass, next, in front

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