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Where does “portuguees” come from?

portuguees (Old Portuguese) comes from Latin portucalensis, from Latin -ensis, from Latin arvum, from Latin colō, from Latin quelō, from Proto-Italic kʷelō, from Proto-Indo-European kʷéleti, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.

portuguees (Old Portuguese): Alternative form of portugaes

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of portugaes

Ancestry of “portuguees”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinportucalensisPortuguese
2Latin-ensisOf or from
3Latinarvumfield; farm land
4Latincolō—
5Latinquelō—
6Proto-Italickʷelō—
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷéleti—
8Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn

Words derived from “portuguees”

  • 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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