Where does “Tuscan porterhouse” come from?
Tuscan porterhouse (English) comes from English porterhouse, from English porter, from Middle English porter, from Old French portour, from Old French porter, from Old French -ment, from Latin -mentum, from Latin -menta — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs.
Tuscan porterhouse (English): The traditional signature steak dish from...
Definitions
- The traditional signature steak dish from...
Ancestry of “Tuscan porterhouse”, step by step
Tuscan porterhouse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English porterhouse
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | porterhouse | A public house where porter was sold; often also... |
| 2 | English | porter | A person who carries luggage and related objects;... |
| 3 | Middle English | porter | gatekeeper, doorkeeper |
| 4 | Old French | portour | carrier; bearer |
| 5 | Old French | porter | to carry; to carry a child |
| 6 | Old French | -ment | Used to form adverbs, most of the time equivalent... |
| 7 | Latin | -mentum | instrument, medium, or result of; e.g.... |
| 8 | Latin | -menta | nominative plural of -mentum; accusative plural... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -mn̥ | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs |