Where does “porro” come from?

porro (Spanish) comes from Spanish porra, from Latin porrum, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥so- — leek.

porro (Spanish): leek; stupid; A member of a criminal shock group,...

Definitions

  1. leek; stupid; A member of a criminal shock group,...

Ancestry of “porro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishporraclub, baton, truncheon, night stick; thick type...
2Latinporrumleek; chives
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥so-leek

Words derived from “porro”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥so- →Every word from Latin porrum →Every word from Spanish porra →