English
Ferryland
Ferryland comes from Portuguese farelho ‘sharp rocks, reef’.
- Portuguesec. 1500–presentfarelho‘sharp rocks, reef’
- EnglishtodayFerryland
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Portuguesec. 1500–presentfarelho‘sharp rocks, reef’
- EnglishtodayFerryland
The story
The name of the town derives from a reinterpretation of Portuguese farelho (‘sharp rocks, reef’).
Every English word from Portuguese farelho
Today it means
name A town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Portuguese farelho / Ferryland