Where does “Portion” come from?

Portion (German) comes from Latin portio — share, part, portion; relation, proportion.

Portion (German): portion, an allocated amount, a portion of food, a serving, helping

Definitions

  1. portion, an allocated amount, a portion of food, a serving, helping

Ancestry of “Portion”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinportioshare, part, portion; relation, proportion

Words derived from “Portion

Every word from Latin portio