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Where does “portugués” come from?

portugués (Galician) comes from Old Portuguese portuguees, from Latin portucalensis, from Latin -ensis, from Latin arvum, from Latin colō, from Latin quelō, from Proto-Italic kʷelō, from Proto-Indo-European kʷéleti — to turn.

portugués (Galician): Portuguese; a Portuguese person

Definitions

  1. Portuguese; a Portuguese person

Ancestry of “portugués”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old PortugueseportugueesAlternative form of portugaes
2LatinportucalensisPortuguese
3Latin-ensisOf or from
4Latinarvumfield; farm land
5Latincolō—
6Latinquelō—
7Proto-Italickʷelō—
8Proto-Indo-Europeankʷéleti—
9Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →