Where does “ポルトガル領ギニア” come from?
ポルトガル領ギニア (Japanese) comes from Japanese ポルトガル, from Portuguese Portugal, from Middle English Portyngale, from Middle French Portingal, from Latin Portucale, from Latin Portus Cale, from Latin Portus, from Proto-Italic portus — passed , crossed.
ポルトガル領ギニア (Japanese): Portuguese Guinea
Definitions
- Portuguese Guinea
Ancestry of “ポルトガル領ギニア”, step by step
ポルトガル領ギニア traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese ポルトガル
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | ポルトガル | — |
| 2 | Portuguese | Portugal | — |
| 3 | Middle English | Portyngale | — |
| 4 | Middle French | Portingal | — |
| 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 |
via Japanese ギニア
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | ギニア | Guinea |
| 2 | English | Guinea | A gold coin originally worth twenty shillings; later (from 1717 until the adoption of decimal currency) standardised at a value of twenty-one shillings |
| 3 | Portuguese | Guiné | Guinea |
| 4 | English | -ia | Used in forming names of countries, diseases,... |
| 5 | Latin | -ia | Used to form a feminine abstract noun, usually... |
| 6 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |
via Japanese 領
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 領 | territory of a country |