Where does “Porto” come from?
Porto comes from Old Portuguese Porto, from Latin Portus (Cale), ultimately from Latin portus meaning harbor, derived from Proto-Indo-European pértus.
Porto (English): port wine from Porto; by extension, generic port...
Definitions
- port wine from Porto; by extension, generic port...
Ancestry of “Porto”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | Porto | Oporto |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | porto | — |
| 3 | Latin | Portus Cale | Oporto |
| 4 | Latin | Portus | ” or, later, “Portus Rōmae”}} Portus large artificial harbour of Ancient Rome |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | portus | harbour |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pértus | crossing |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |