Where does “purtuyalescu” come from?
purtuyalescu (Aromanian) comes from Aromanian Purtuyalii, from Greek Πορτογαλία, from Portuguese Portugal, from Middle English Portyngale, from Middle French Portingal, from Latin Portucale, from Latin Portus Cale, from Latin Portus — passed , crossed.
Ancestry of “purtuyalescu”, step by step
purtuyalescu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Aromanian Purtuyalii
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aromanian | Purtuyalii | — |
| 2 | Greek | Πορτογαλία | Portugal |
| 3 | Portuguese | Portugal | — |
| 4 | Middle English | Portyngale | — |
| 5 | Middle French | Portingal | — |
| 6 | Latin | Portucale | Portugal |
| 7 | Latin | Portus Cale | Oporto |
| 8 | Latin | Portus | ” or, later, “Portus Rōmae”}} Portus large artificial harbour of Ancient Rome |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | portus | harbour |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pértus | crossing |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |