Where does “porro” come from?

porro (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese porro, from Latin porrum, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥so- — leek.

porro (Portuguese): leek

Definitions

  1. leek

Ancestry of “porro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portugueseporro—
2Latinporrumleek; chives
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥so-leek

Words derived from “porro”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥so- →Every word from Latin porrum →Every word from Old Portuguese porro →