Well attestedNamed for a product of the place
port
noun · first attested 17th century
The dessert wine is named for the harbor that sent it out.
A sweet fortified wine originally shipped from Porto.
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- Relationship
- Named for a product of the place
- Confidence
- Well attestedThe place link is the standard scholarly account.
- Attested
- 17th century
- Part of speech
- noun
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Porto
- In English
port
Port wine takes its English name from Porto, the Portuguese city from which the Douro wine was exported. The harbor’s name became the drink.
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Portugal
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