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Where does “樸茨茅斯” come from?

樸茨茅斯 (Chinese) comes from English Portsmouth, from Middle English Portesmuða, from Old English Portesmuða, from Old English port, from Latin porta, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

Ancestry of “樸茨茅斯”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishPortsmouth—
2Middle EnglishPortesmuða—
3Old EnglishPortesmuða—
4Old Englishporta port, a haven; a town, particularly one with...
5Latinportagate, especially of a city; entrance, passage,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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