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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

  1. plural of porto; Portuguese

Ancestry of “portos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchPortugaisa native of Portugal; a Portuguese
2PortugueseportuguêsPortuguese; Portuguese person; Portuguese...
3Old PortugueseportugaesPortuguese; a Portuguese person
4Late Latinportucalensis—
5LatinPortucalePortugal
6LatinPortus CaleOporto
7LatinPortus—
8Proto-Italicportusharbour
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpértuscrossing
10Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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