Where does “porta-enxerto” come from?
porta-enxerto (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese enxerto, from Latin insertus, from Latin īnserō, from Latin serō, from Latin sērus, from Proto-Italic swerjos, from Proto-Indo-European swer-yo-s, from Proto-Indo-European swer- — to ache; to fester; wound; injury.
porta-enxerto (Portuguese): rootstock
Definitions
- rootstock
Ancestry of “porta-enxerto”, step by step
porta-enxerto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Portuguese enxerto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | enxerto | insertion; graft; grafting |
| 2 | Latin | insertus | inserted, introduced |
| 3 | Latin | īnserō | to sow or plant |
| 4 | Latin | serō | to sow, plant |
| 5 | Latin | sērus | late, too late |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | swerjos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | swer-yo-s | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | swer- | to ache; to fester; wound; injury |