Where does “porto di mare” come from?
porto di mare (Italian) comes from Italian porto, from Portuguese Porto, from Old Portuguese porto, from Latin Portus Cale, from Latin Portus, from Proto-Italic portus, from Proto-Indo-European pértus, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.
porto di mare (Italian): A place with a lot of coming and going or hustle...
Definitions
- A place with a lot of coming and going or hustle...
Ancestry of “porto di mare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | porto | port, harbour; port; carriage |
| 2 | Portuguese | Porto | Oporto |
| 3 | Old Portuguese | porto | — |
| 4 | Latin | Portus Cale | Oporto |
| 5 | Latin | Portus | ” or, later, “Portus Rōmae”}} Portus large artificial harbour of Ancient Rome |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | portus | harbour |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pértus | crossing |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |