Portucale

Univerbation of Portus Cale (former name of what is now the city of Vila Nova de Gaia), 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 Latin) IPA^(key): [pɔrˈtʊ.ka.ɫɛ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [porˈt̪uː.ka.le]

Portucale n sg (genitive Portucalis); third declension

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

   Synonym: Portugallia

Third-declension noun (neuter, parisyllabic non-i-stem), with locative, singular only.

• Portucensis
• portucensis
• portucalensis

• Italian: Portogallo
• Middle French: Portingal
  • → Middle English: Portyngale, Portingal, Portingale, Portingalle, Portyngal, Portyngall, Portynggale
    • English: Portingal, Portingale
• Old Galician-Portuguese: Portugal, Portogal, Portugale
  • Fala: Portugal
  • Galician: Portugal
  • Portuguese: Portugal (see there for further descendants)
• 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