Where does “brasilianportugali” come from?
brasilianportugali (Finnish) comes from Finnish portugali, from Portuguese Portugal, from Middle English Portyngale, from Middle French Portingal, from Latin Portucale, from Latin Portus Cale, from Latin Portus, from Proto-Italic portus — passed , crossed.
brasilianportugali (Finnish): Brazilian Portuguese
Definitions
- Brazilian Portuguese
Ancestry of “brasilianportugali”, step by step
brasilianportugali traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish portugali
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | portugali | The Portuguese language |
| 2 | Portuguese | Portugal | — |
| 3 | Middle English | Portyngale | — |
| 4 | Middle French | Portingal | — |
| 5 | Latin | Portucale | Portugal |
| 6 | Latin | Portus Cale | Oporto |
| 7 | Latin | Portus | ” or, later, “Portus Rōmae”}} Portus large artificial harbour of Ancient Rome |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | portus | harbour |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pértus | crossing |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |