Etymology

portolan

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Today it means: A chart of European navigable waters based on descriptions of coasts. Full definition →

First used 18th c.French portulan ← Italian portolano
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  1. Italian · derived fromportolano
  2. French · derived fromportulan
  3. English todayportolan

From French portulan, from Italian portolano.

First known use, by meaning

  • from 18th c. A chart of European navigable waters based on descriptions of coasts.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.