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Where does “horta” come from?

horta (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese orta, from Latin hortus, from Proto-Italic *hortos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰórtos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.

horta (Portuguese): kitchen garden

Definitions

  1. kitchen garden

Ancestry of “horta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portugueseorta—
2Latinhortusgarden
3Proto-Italic*hortos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰórtosenclosure
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰer-to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines

Words derived from “horta”

  • horti-
  • hortaliceiro
  • horticultor
  • hortaliça
  • horticultura
  • hortar
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