Where does “Potogee” come from?
Potogee (Guyanese Creole English) comes from English Portuguese, 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.
Potogee (Guyanese Creole English): a Portuguese person
Definitions
- a Portuguese person
Ancestry of “Potogee”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Portuguese | Of or pertaining to the region of Portugal; Of or... |
| 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 | ” or, later, “Portus Rōmae”}} Portus large artificial harbour of Ancient Rome |
| 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 |