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Where does “porale” come from?

porale (Old French) comes from Old French poraler, from Old French por, from Late Latin pōr, from Latin prō, from Latin ratus, from Latin rēōr, from Proto-Italic rēōr, from Proto-Indo-European h₂reh₁- — to fit, to fix, to put together.

Ancestry of “porale”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchporalerto go through; to traverse
2Old Frenchporfor
3Late Latinpōr—
4Latinprō—
5Latinratusconsidered, having been considered; established,...
6Latinrēōr—
7Proto-Italicrēōrto reckon, to calculate; to think, to deem, to...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂reh₁-to think, reason; to arrange
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together
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