Where does “portughezesc” come from?
portughezesc (Romanian) comes from Romanian portughez, from French Portugais, from Portuguese português, from Old Portuguese portugaes, from Late Latin portucalensis, from Latin Portucale, from Latin Portus Cale, from Latin Portus — passed , crossed.
portughezesc (Romanian): Portuguese
Definitions
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Ancestry of “portughezesc”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | portughez | Portuguese |
| 2 | French | Portugais | a native of Portugal; a Portuguese |
| 3 | Portuguese | português | Portuguese; Portuguese person; Portuguese... |
| 4 | Old Portuguese | portugaes | Portuguese; a Portuguese person |
| 5 | Late Latin | portucalensis | — |
| 6 | Latin | Portucale | Portugal |
| 7 | Latin | Portus Cale | Oporto |
| 8 | Latin | Portus | ” or, later, “Portus Rōmae”}} Portus large artificial harbour of Ancient Rome |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | portus | harbour |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pértus | crossing |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |