Where does “портокалов” come from?
портокалов (Macedonian) comes from Macedonian портокал, from Ottoman Turkish پورتقال, from Portuguese Portugal, from Middle English Portyngale, from Middle French Portingal, from Latin Portucale, from Latin Portus Cale, from Latin Portus — passed , crossed.
портокалов (Macedonian): orange
Definitions
- orange
Ancestry of “портокалов”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Macedonian | портокал | orange |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | پورتقال | orange (fruit and tree) |
| 3 | Portuguese | Portugal | — |
| 4 | Middle English | Portyngale | — |
| 5 | Middle French | Portingal | — |
| 6 | Latin | Portucale | Portugal |
| 7 | Latin | Portus Cale | Oporto |
| 8 | Latin | Portus | ” or, later, “Portus Rōmae”}} Portus large artificial harbour of Ancient Rome |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | portus | harbour |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pértus | crossing |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |