Etymology Explorer
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Where does “porro” come from?
porro (Old Portuguese) comes from Latin porrum, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥so- — leek.
Ancestry of “porro”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Latin
porrum
leek; chives
2
Proto-Indo-European
pr̥so-
leek
Words derived from “porro”
porro
porra
Porro
esporrar
poça
pô
aporrinhar
aporrear
porrar
aporrinhação
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