Where does “Portlandian” come from?
Portlandian (English) comes from English Portland, from English Port, from English portfolio, from Italian portafoglio, from Italian foglio, from Latin folium, from Proto-Italic *foljom, from Proto-Indo-European bʰolh₃yom.
Portlandian (English): The Tithonian stage or age, now considered strata about 150 million years old
Definitions
- The Tithonian stage or age, now considered strata about 150 million years old
Ancestry of “Portlandian”, step by step
Portlandian traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Portland
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Portland | named for the city in Maine |
| 2 | English | Port | University of Portsmouth, used especially following post-nominal letters indicating status as a graduate |
| 3 | English | portfolio | A case for carrying papers, drawings,... |
| 4 | Italian | portafoglio | wallet, billfold; portfolio |
| 5 | Italian | foglio | sheet |
| 6 | Latin | folium | a leaf; a petal; a sheet or leaf of paper |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *foljom | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰolh₃yom | leaf |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃- | bloom, flower |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |
via French portlandien
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | portlandien | Portlandian |