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Where does “portocală” come from?

portocală (Romanian) comes from Greek πορτοκάλι, from Italian portogallo, from Italian Portogallo — Portugal.

portocală (Romanian): orange

Definitions

  1. orange

Ancestry of “portocală”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekπορτοκάλιorange
2Italianportogalloorange
3ItalianPortogalloPortugal

Words derived from “portocală”

  • portocaliu
Every word from Italian Portogallo →