Where does “portos” come from?
portos (French) comes from French Portugais, from Portuguese português, from Old Portuguese portugaes, from Late Latin portucalensis, from Latin Portucale, from Latin Portus Cale, from Latin Portus, from Proto-Italic portus — passed , crossed.
portos (French): plural of porto; Portuguese
Definitions
- plural of porto; Portuguese
Ancestry of “portos”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | Portugais | a native of Portugal; a Portuguese |
| 2 | Portuguese | português | Portuguese; Portuguese person; Portuguese... |
| 3 | Old Portuguese | portugaes | Portuguese; a Portuguese person |
| 4 | Late Latin | portucalensis | — |
| 5 | Latin | Portucale | Portugal |
| 6 | Latin | Portus Cale | Oporto |
| 7 | Latin | Portus | — |
| 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 |