Where does “porttola” come from?
porttola (Finnish) comes from Finnish portto, from Swedish porto, from Italian porto, from Portuguese Porto, from Old Portuguese porto, from Latin Portus Cale, from Latin Portus, from Proto-Italic portus — passed , crossed.
porttola (Finnish): brothel
Definitions
- brothel
Ancestry of “porttola”, step by step
porttola traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish portto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | portto | A harlot, whore, prostitute |
| 2 | Swedish | porto | fee |
| 3 | Italian | porto | port, harbour; port; carriage |
| 4 | Portuguese | Porto | Oporto |
| 5 | Old Portuguese | porto | — |
| 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 |