Where does “portaledge” come from?
portaledge (English) comes from English ledge, from English legislature, from English legislator, from Latin lēgislātor, from Latin legō, from Latin lēx, from Proto-Italic lēg-, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ-s — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
portaledge (English): A portable tent system used by rock climbers to sleep in during a climb lasting multiple days
Definitions
- A portable tent system used by rock climbers to sleep in during a climb lasting multiple days
Ancestry of “portaledge”, step by step
portaledge traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ledge
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ledge | A shelf on which articles may be laid; also, that... |
| 2 | English | legislature | A governmental body with the power to make, amend... |
| 3 | English | legislator | Someone who creates or enacts laws |
| 4 | Latin | lēgislātor | legislator |
| 5 | Latin | legō | to collect, gather, bring together, catch |
| 6 | Latin | lēx | a proposition or motion for a law made to the people by a magistrate, a bill |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | lēg- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ-s | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |
via English portable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | portable | Able to be carried or easily moved; Able to be... |
| 2 | Middle English | portable | — |
| 3 | Latin | portabilis | portable, capable of being carried |
| 4 | Latin | -bilis | -ble |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -ðlis | Forms adjectives from verb stems indicating capacity or worth of being acted on |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -dʰlis | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -dʰlom | Alternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;... |