Portucale

Portus Cale (former name of what is now the city of Oporto), from portus + Callus, which is disputed:

• From the name of the Gallaeci, a Celtic tribe of Iberia.
• From Latin calidus (“warm”).
• From Ancient Greek Καλλίς (Kallís, “Beautiful”), referring to the Douro valley; see καλός (kalós, “beautiful”).
• An Iberian pronunciation of Ancient Greek Γαῖα (Gaîa, “goddess of the Earth”).

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /porˈtu.ka.le/, [pɔrˈtʊ.ka.ɫɛ]

Portucale n (genitive Portucalis); third declension

1. A city of Roman Lusitania now called Oporto, more specifically, Vila Nova de Gaia.
2. (Medieval Latin) The region or county of Oporto.
3. (Medieval Latin, New Latin) Portugal

Third declension.

• Portucensis
• portucensis
• portucalensis

• Old Portuguese: Portugal
  • Galician: Portugal
  • Portuguese: Portugal
    • → English: Portugal
• Spanish: Portugal

• Roberts, Edward A. (2014) A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Spanish Language with Families of Words based on Indo-European Roots, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN