Where does “poireau” come from?
poireau (French) comes from French porreau, from Old French por, from Late Latin pōr, from Latin prō, from Latin ratus, from Latin rēōr, from Proto-Italic rēōr, from Proto-Indo-European h₂reh₁- — to fit, to fix, to put together.
poireau (French): leek; cock, dick
Definitions
- leek; cock, dick
Ancestry of “poireau”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | porreau | — |
| 2 | Old French | por | for |
| 3 | Late Latin | pōr | — |
| 4 | Latin | prō | for |
| 5 | Latin | ratus | considered, having been considered; established,... |
| 6 | Latin | rēōr | to reckon, calculate |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | rēōr | to reckon, to calculate; to think, to deem, to... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂reh₁- | to think, reason; to arrange |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |