Where does “waterport” come from?

waterport (English) comes from English Port, from English portfolio, from Italian portafoglio, from Italian foglio, from Latin folium, from Proto-Italic *foljom, from Proto-Indo-European bʰolh₃yom, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-.

waterport (English): A port connected to a body of water; a seaport or...

Definitions

  1. A port connected to a body of water; a seaport or...

Ancestry of “waterport”, step by step

waterport traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Port

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishPortUniversity of Portsmouth, used especially following post-nominal letters indicating status as a graduate
2EnglishportfolioA case for carrying papers, drawings,...
3Italianportafogliowallet, billfold; portfolio
4Italianfogliosheet
5Latinfoliuma leaf; a petal; a sheet or leaf of paper
6Proto-Italic*foljom
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰolh₃yomleaf
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₃-bloom, flower
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
10Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-

via English water

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishwaterA substance found at room temperature and...
2Middle Englishwaterwater; water vapour, condensation; lake, pond,...
3Old Englishwæterwater
4Proto-West Germanicwatarwater
5Proto-Germanicwatōrwater
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwódr̥water
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwed-water
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-