Etymology

portia

Por·tia
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Today it means: Thespesia populnea, a flowering plant of the mallow family, found especially in parts of India. Full definition →

Tamil பூவரசு
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portia · noun1

  1. Tamil · borrowed fromபூவரசு
  2. English todayportia

Corruption of Tamil பூவரசு (pūvaracu, literally “flower-king”), from பூ (pū, “flower”) + அரசு (aracu, “peepul tree”).

Portia · proper noun2

  1. Latin · borrowed fromPorcia
  2. English todayPortia

From Latin Porcia, a feminine form of the gens name Porcius (the gens of the Cato the Elder and his famous descendants), from porcus (“pig”). The moon is named for the character in The Merchant of Venice.

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