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Why is a door called a door

Originally from the Greek "doro" meaning "mouth" or OE "duru" meaning door or gate. First record doorstep is from 1810.
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Updated on Friday, February 03 2012 at 03:53PM GMT
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There are no records to state why a door is called a door. The earliest records are those represented in the paintings of the Egyptian tombs.

Door etymology: Middle English dure, dor, from Old English duru door & dor gate; akin to Old High German turi door, Latin fores, Greek thyra.

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