Where does “pólo” come from?
pólo (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese polo, from Old Portuguese por, from Vulgar Latin por, from Latin prō, from Latin ratus, from Latin rēōr, from Proto-Italic rēōr, from Proto-Indo-European h₂reh₁- — to fit, to fix, to put together.
pólo (Portuguese): Superseded spelling of polo
Definitions
- Superseded spelling of polo
Ancestry of “pólo”, step by step
pólo traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Portuguese polo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Portuguese | polo | — |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | por | — |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | por | for |
| 4 | Latin | prō | for |
| 5 | Latin | ratus | considered, having been considered; established,... |
| 6 | Latin | rēōr | to reckon, calculate |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | rēōr | to reckon, to calculate; to think, to deem, to... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂reh₁- | to think, reason; to arrange |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |
via English Polo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Polo | Shouted by a player of the game Marco Polo.... |
| 2 | English | Marco Polo | A renowned traveler; A game played where one... |
| 3 | Latin | Mārcus | — |
| 4 | Latin | Martīnus | — |
| 5 | Latin | -īnus | of or pertaining to; -ine |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -īnos | of/belonging to |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |