Where does “por” come from?
por (Tagalog) comes from Spanish por, from Old Spanish por, from Vulgar Latin por, from Latin prō, from Latin ratus, from Latin rēōr, from Proto-Italic rēōr, from Proto-Indo-European h₂reh₁- — to fit, to fix, to put together.
por (Tagalog): per; each
Definitions
- per; each
Ancestry of “por”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | por | by; for; through, out, via |
| 2 | Old Spanish | por | — |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | por | for |
| 4 | Latin | prō | for |
| 5 | Latin | ratus | considered, having been considered; established,... |
| 6 | Latin | rēōr | to reckon, calculate |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | rēōr | to reckon, to calculate; to think, to deem, to... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂reh₁- | to think, reason; to arrange |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |