Where does “Portugalka” come from?
Portugalka (Czech) comes from Czech Portugalec, from Czech Portugal, from Portuguese Portugal, from Middle English Portyngale, from Middle French Portingal, from Latin Portucale, from Latin Portus Cale, from Latin Portus — passed , crossed.
Portugalka (Czech): female Portuguese
Definitions
- female Portuguese
Ancestry of “Portugalka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czech | Portugalec | Portuguese |
| 2 | Czech | Portugal | Portuguese |
| 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 |