Where does “portuo” come from?
portuo (Ido) comes from Russian порт, from German Port, from English Port, from English portfolio, from Italian portafoglio, from Italian foglio, from Latin folium, from Proto-Italic *foljom.
portuo (Ido): port, harbour
Definitions
- port, harbour
Ancestry of “portuo”, step by step
portuo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian порт
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | порт | port, harbor |
| 2 | German | Port | haven; harbor, port; port |
| 3 | English | Port | University of Portsmouth, used especially following post-nominal letters indicating status as a graduate |
| 4 | English | portfolio | A case for carrying papers, drawings,... |
| 5 | Italian | portafoglio | wallet, billfold; portfolio |
| 6 | Italian | foglio | sheet |
| 7 | Latin | folium | a leaf; a petal; a sheet or leaf of paper |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *foljom | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰolh₃yom | leaf |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃- | bloom, flower |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |