Where does “portovenous” come from?

portovenous (English) comes from English Porto, from Portuguese Porto, from Old Portuguese porto, from Latin Portus Cale, from Latin Portus, from Proto-Italic portus, from Proto-Indo-European pértus, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.

portovenous (English): Relating to a portal vein

Definitions

  1. Relating to a portal vein

Ancestry of “portovenous”, step by step

portovenous traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Porto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishPortoport wine from Porto; by extension, generic port...
2PortuguesePortoOporto
3Old Portugueseporto—
4LatinPortus CaleOporto
5LatinPortus” or, later, “Portus Rōmae”}} Portus large artificial harbour of Ancient Rome
6Proto-Italicportusharbour
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpértuscrossing
8Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via English venous

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishvenousOf or pertaining to veins; Possessing veins;...
2Latinvenosusfull of veins, venous; dry, meagre
3Latin-ōsusose, -ous, -ful (full of or overly prone to)
4Old Latin-ōssus—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pértus →