Where does “portacigarrets” come from?

portacigarrets (Catalan) comes from Catalan cigarret, from Catalan cigar, from Catalan cigarro, from Spanish cigarro, from Spanish cigarra, from Vulgar Latin *cicār(r)a, from Latin cicada — cicada, tree-cricket; vocative singular of...

portacigarrets (Catalan): cigarette case

Definitions

  1. cigarette case

Ancestry of “portacigarrets”, step by step

portacigarrets traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Catalan cigarret

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalancigarretcigarette
2Catalancigarcigar
3Catalancigarrocigarette
4Spanishcigarrocigar; cigarette
5Spanishcigarracicada
6Vulgar Latin*cicār(r)a—
7Latincicadacicada, tree-cricket; vocative singular of...

via Catalan portar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanportarto carry; to bring; to wear
2Old Occitanportar—
3Latinportōto carry, bear
4Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Latin cicada →