Where does “nonportfolio” come from?
nonportfolio (English) comes from English portfolio, from Italian portafoglio, from Italian foglio, from Latin folium, from Proto-Italic *foljom, from Proto-Indo-European bʰolh₃yom, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-.
nonportfolio (English): Not relating to a portfolio
Definitions
- Not relating to a portfolio
Ancestry of “nonportfolio”, step by step
nonportfolio traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English portfolio
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | portfolio | A case for carrying papers, drawings,... |
| 2 | Italian | portafoglio | wallet, billfold; portfolio |
| 3 | Italian | foglio | sheet |
| 4 | Latin | folium | a leaf; a petal; a sheet or leaf of paper |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *foljom | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰolh₃yom | leaf |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃- | bloom, flower |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |