Where does “poireauter” come from?
poireauter (French) comes from French poireau, from French porreau, from Old French por, from Late Latin pōr, from Latin prō, from Latin ratus, from Latin rēōr, from Proto-Italic rēōr — to fit, to fix, to put together.
poireauter (French): to hang around, to hang
Definitions
- to hang around, to hang
Ancestry of “poireauter”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | poireau | leek; cock, dick |
| 2 | French | porreau | — |
| 3 | Old French | por | for |
| 4 | Late Latin | pōr | — |
| 5 | Latin | prō | for |
| 6 | Latin | ratus | considered, having been considered; established,... |
| 7 | Latin | rēōr | to reckon, calculate |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | rēōr | to reckon, to calculate; to think, to deem, to... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂reh₁- | to think, reason; to arrange |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |