porta-
See also: porta, portá, portà, and pòrta
English
Prefix
porta-
- portable.
- (biology, medicine) Alternative form of porto- (“portal vein”)
Derived terms
(portable):
- portacabin
- portacot
- portacrib
- portajohn
- portaloo
- portapak, portapack
- portapotty
- portastudio
(portal vein):
- portacaval
- portasystemic
Anagrams
- Prato, aport, atrop-, op art
Italian
Etymology
From portare (“to bring”).
Prefix
porta-
- used to form nouns describing objects that carry, contain or secure something
Usage notes
- They are mostly masculine and invariant.
Derived terms
Category Italian terms prefixed with porta- not found
Anagrams
- Prato, parto, potrà, prato, tarpo, tarpò