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Where does “برتقالة” come from?

برتقالة (Arabic) comes from Arabic بُرْتُقَال, from Portuguese Portugal, from Middle English Portyngale, from Middle French Portingal, from Latin Portucale, from Latin Portus Cale, from Latin Portus, from Proto-Italic portus — passed , crossed.

برتقالة (Arabic): singulative of بُرْتُقَال

Definitions

  1. singulative of بُرْتُقَال

Ancestry of “برتقالة”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicبُرْتُقَالoranges; orange {{gloss|fruit}}
2PortuguesePortugal—
3Middle EnglishPortyngale—
4Middle FrenchPortingal—
5LatinPortucalePortugal
6LatinPortus CaleOporto
7LatinPortus—
8Proto-Italicportusharbour
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpértuscrossing
10Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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