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Where does “Portuñol” come from?

Portuñol (English) comes from Spanish portuñol, from Spanish portugués, from Portuguese português, from Old Portuguese portugaes, from Late Latin portucalensis, from Latin Portucale, from Latin Portus Cale, from Latin Portus — passed , crossed.

Ancestry of “Portuñol”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishportuñolPortuñol
2SpanishportuguésPortuguese
3PortugueseportuguêsPortuguese; Portuguese person; Portuguese...
4Old PortugueseportugaesPortuguese; a Portuguese person
5Late Latinportucalensis—
6LatinPortucalePortugal
7LatinPortus CaleOporto
8LatinPortus—
9Proto-Italicportusharbour
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpértuscrossing
11Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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