Where does “portokod” come from?
portokod (Swedish) comes from Swedish porto, from Italian porto, from Portuguese Porto, from Old Portuguese porto, from Latin Portus Cale, from Latin Portus, from Proto-Italic portus, from Proto-Indo-European pértus — passed , crossed.
portokod (Swedish): postage code
Definitions
- postage code
Ancestry of “portokod”, step by step
portokod traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish porto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | porto | fee |
| 2 | Italian | porto | port, harbour; port; carriage |
| 3 | Portuguese | Porto | Oporto |
| 4 | Old Portuguese | porto | — |
| 5 | Latin | Portus Cale | Oporto |
| 6 | Latin | Portus | ” or, later, “Portus Rōmae”}} Portus large artificial harbour of Ancient Rome |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | portus | harbour |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pértus | crossing |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via Swedish kod
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | kod | code; a very short abbreviation; code; a set of... |
| 2 | English | code | A short symbol, often with little relation to the... |
| 3 | Middle English | code | Any kind of plant gum; a gummy or resinous... |
| 4 | Old English | codd | bag; sack; husk |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | kuddô | bag; pod; sack; purse |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gewt- | sack; pouch; pouch, sack |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |