Where does “oportunista” come from?

oportunista (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese oportuno, from Latin opportūnus, from Latin Portus, from Proto-Italic portus, from Proto-Indo-European pértus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.

oportunista (Portuguese): opportunistic; opportunist

Definitions

  1. opportunistic; opportunist

Ancestry of “oportunista”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseoportunoopportune
2Latinopportūnussuitable
3LatinPortus” or, later, “Portus Rōmae”}} Portus large artificial harbour of Ancient Rome
4Proto-Italicportusharbour
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpértuscrossing
6Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tus →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pértus →Every word from Proto-Italic portus →