Where does “bocaport” come from?
bocaport (Romanian) comes from Italian boccaporto, from Italian porto, from Portuguese Porto, from Old Portuguese porto, from Latin Portus Cale, from Latin Portus, from Proto-Italic portus, from Proto-Indo-European pértus — passed , crossed.
bocaport (Romanian): hatchway
Definitions
- hatchway
Ancestry of “bocaport”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | boccaporto | hatchway |
| 2 | Italian | porto | port, harbour; port; carriage |
| 3 | Portuguese | Porto | Oporto |
| 4 | Old Portuguese | porto | — |
| 5 | Latin | Portus Cale | Oporto |
| 6 | Latin | Portus | ” or, later, “Portus Rōmae”}} Portus large artificial harbour of Ancient Rome |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | portus | harbour |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pértus | crossing |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |