Where does “porreto” come from?

porreto (Galician) comes from Galician porro, from Latin porrum, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥so- — leek.

porreto (Galician): spring onion

Definitions

  1. spring onion

Ancestry of “porreto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Galicianporroleek; joint
2Latinporrumleek; chives
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥so-leek
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥so- →Every word from Latin porrum →Every word from Galician porro →