Where does “porquant” come from?

porquant (Old French) comes 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-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.

porquant (Old French): yet, however

Definitions

  1. yet, however

Ancestry of “porquant”, step by step

porquant traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French por

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchporfor
2Late Latinpōr
3Latinprōfor
4Latinratusconsidered, having been considered; established,...
5Latinrēōrto reckon, calculate
6Proto-Italicrēōrto reckon, to calculate; to think, to deem, to...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂reh₁-to think, reason; to arrange
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

via Old French quant

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchquantwhen
2Latinquandō"When?"
3Latinto give
4Proto-Italicdidōgive
5Proto-Indo-Europeandédeh₃tito be giving
6Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₃-to give
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂reh₁-Every word from Proto-Italic rēōr