Where does “porro” come from?
porro (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese porro, from Latin porrum, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥so- — leek.
porro (Portuguese): leek
Ancestry of “porro”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Portuguese | porro | — |
| 2 | Latin | porrum | leek; chives |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥so- | leek |
Words derived from “porro”