Where does “portie” come from?

portie (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch porcie, from Middle French portion, from Latin portio — share, part, portion; relation, proportion.

portie (Dutch): serving, helping; portion, part, amount

Definitions

  1. serving, helping; portion, part, amount

Ancestry of “portie”, step by step

portie traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Dutch porcie

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchporcie—
2Middle Frenchportion—
3Latinportioshare, part, portion; relation, proportion

via French portion

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchportionportion

Words derived from “portie”

Every word from Latin portio →Every word from Middle French portion →Every word from Middle Dutch porcie →