porter
English
/ˈpɔɹtɚ/, /ˈpɔːtə/, /ˈpo(ː)ɹtɚ/, /ˈpoətə/
noun
Definitions
- A person who carries luggage and related objects.
- (entomology) An ant having the specialized role of carrying.
- (computing) One who ports software (makes it usable on another platform).
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English porter borrowed from portour derived from Old French porteor derived from Latin portātor, portō, portāre (carry).
Origin
Latin
portō, portāre
Gloss
carry
Concept
Semantic Field
Motion
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Tuscan porterhouse English
- house English
- porterage English
- porterhouse English
- porterless English
- porterly English
- portership English
- portress English
- symporter English
- uniporter English
- portātor Latin
- portō Latin
- portō, porto, portāre Latin
- portō, portāre Latin
- portador Spanish, Castilian
- portador Portuguese
- porter Middle English
- portership Middle English
- porteor Old French
- portador Catalan, Valencian
- purtător Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- portour xno