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Where does “portugaes” come from?

portugaes (Old Portuguese) comes from Late Latin portucalensis, from Latin Portucale, from Latin Portus Cale, from Latin Portus, from Proto-Italic portus, from Proto-Indo-European pértus, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

portugaes (Old Portuguese): Portuguese; a Portuguese person

Definitions

  1. Portuguese; a Portuguese person

Ancestry of “portugaes”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinportucalensis—
2LatinPortucalePortugal
3LatinPortus CaleOporto
4LatinPortus—
5Proto-Italicportusharbour
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpértuscrossing
7Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “portugaes”

  • Portuguese
  • Portuguese Water Dog
  • Indo-Portuguese
  • galaicoportugués
  • franco-portugués
  • hispano-portugués
  • portugués
  • portugais
  • aportuguesar
  • tuga
  • portuga
  • portuguesismo
  • português
  • ポヂュギース・ウォーター・ドッグ
  • portugués
  • โปรตุเกส
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