Where does “polo” come from?
polo (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.
polo (Portuguese): Superseded spelling of polo
Definitions
- Superseded spelling of polo
Ancestry of “polo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Portuguese | polo | — |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | por | — |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | por | for |
| 4 | Latin | prō | — |
| 5 | Latin | ratus | considered, having been considered; established,... |
| 6 | Latin | rēōr | — |
| 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 |