Where does “gazoport” come from?
gazoport (Polish) comes from Polish gaz, from French gaz, from Dutch gas, from Middle Dutch gasse, from Middle High German gazze, from Old High German gazza, from Proto-West Germanic *gatwā, from Proto-Germanic gatwǭ.
gazoport (Polish): liquefied natural gas terminal
Definitions
- liquefied natural gas terminal
Ancestry of “gazoport”, step by step
gazoport traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Polish gaz
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | gaz | gas; accelerator, throttle; the pedal that... |
| 2 | French | gaz | gas; flatulence |
| 3 | Dutch | gas | gas; liquefied petroleum gas; unpaved street |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | gasse | unpaved street |
| 5 | Middle High German | gazze | — |
| 6 | Old High German | gazza | lane |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | *gatwā | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | gatwǭ | street, passage |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰodweh₂ | — |
via Polish port
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | port | port, harbour; port, a town or city containing... |
| 2 | Old Polish | port | — |
| 3 | Latin | Portus | ” or, later, “Portus Rōmae”}} Portus large artificial harbour of Ancient Rome |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | portus | harbour |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pértus | crossing |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |