Where does “nonairport” come from?
nonairport (English) comes from English airport, from English Port, from English portfolio, from Italian portafoglio, from Italian foglio, from Latin folium, from Proto-Italic *foljom, from Proto-Indo-European bʰolh₃yom.
nonairport (English): Not of or pertaining to an airport
Definitions
- Not of or pertaining to an airport
Ancestry of “nonairport”, step by step
nonairport traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English airport
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | airport | An airfield (an area designated for the takeoff and landing of aircraft), including one or more runways and (for commercial airports) one or more passenger terminals |
| 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- | — |