Where does “portento” come from?
portento (Spanish) comes from Latin portentum, from Latin portendo, from Latin por-, from Proto-Italic por-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
portento (Spanish): wonder, marvel; something wonderful or amazing; a...
Definitions
- wonder, marvel; something wonderful or amazing; a...
Ancestry of “portento”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | portentum | nominative neuter singular of portentus;... |
| 2 | Latin | portendo | I indicate, point out; I predict, foretell,... |
| 3 | Latin | por- | forth, forward, further, onward |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | por- | forth, forward |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |