Where does “Porro” come from?

Porro (English) comes from Portuguese porro, from Old Portuguese porro, from Latin porrum, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥so- — leek.

Ancestry of “Porro”, step by step

Porro traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Portuguese porro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseporroleek
2Old Portugueseporro—
3Latinporrumleek; chives
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥so-leek

via Spanish porro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishporroleek; stupid; A member of a criminal shock group,...
2Spanishporraclub, baton, truncheon, night stick; thick type...

via Italian porro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianporroleek; wart
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥so- →Every word from Latin porrum →Every word from Old Portuguese porro →