Where does “porém” come from?
porém (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese poren, 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.
porém (Portuguese): despite what preceded; nevertheless; but;...
Definitions
- despite what preceded; nevertheless; but;...
Ancestry of “porém”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Portuguese | poren | — |
| 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 |