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==Etymology==
− It is [[bor|fro|portal|t=gate]] and directly from Medieval Latin portāle, city gate, porch,^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024) the neuter of portālis, of a gate,^(Barnhart 1988)^(MWU 2024) from Latin [[m|la|porta|t=gate]] (see [[port]]).^(Barnhart 1988)^(Hoad 1986) The anatomical adjective is from New Latin portālis, from porta, the transverse fissure of the liver.^(Hoad 1986)^(MWU 2024)
+ It is [[bor|fro|portal|t=gate]] and directly from [[la-med|portāle]], city gate, porch,^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024) the neuter of [[m|la-med|portālis]], of a gate,^(Barnhart 1988)^(MWU 2024) from Latin [[m|la|porta|t=gate]] (see [[port]]).^(Barnhart 1988)^(Hoad 1986) The anatomical adjective is from [[la-new|portālis]], from [[m|la-new|porta]], the transverse fissure of the liver.^(Hoad 1986)^(MWU 2024)
==Earliest recorded meaning==