Portal etymology in English

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

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 [...]

Portal etymology