Where does “portuguesismo” come from?
portuguesismo (Portuguese) comes from Spanish portugués, from Portuguese português, from Old Portuguese portugaes, from Late Latin portucalensis, from Latin Portucale, from Latin Portus Cale, from Latin Portus, from Proto-Italic portus — passed , crossed.
portuguesismo (Portuguese): Portuguesism
Definitions
- Portuguesism
Ancestry of “portuguesismo”, step by step
portuguesismo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Spanish portugués
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | portugués | Portuguese |
| 2 | Portuguese | português | Portuguese; Portuguese person; Portuguese... |
| 3 | Old Portuguese | portugaes | Portuguese; a Portuguese person |
| 4 | Late Latin | portucalensis | — |
| 5 | Latin | Portucale | Portugal |
| 6 | Latin | Portus Cale | Oporto |
| 7 | Latin | Portus | ” or, later, “Portus Rōmae”}} Portus large artificial harbour of Ancient Rome |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | portus | harbour |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pértus | crossing |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via Galician portugués
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Galician | portugués | Portuguese; a Portuguese person |