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Where does “portazgo” come from?

portazgo (Spanish) comes from Old Spanish portadgo, from Latin portaticum, from Latin porta, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

portazgo (Spanish): a toll paid historically in Spain by travelers...

Definitions

  1. a toll paid historically in Spain by travelers...

Ancestry of “portazgo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Spanishportadgo—
2Latinportaticum—
3Latinportagate, especially of a city; entrance, passage,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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