Where does “portamento” come from?
portamento (English) comes from Italian portamento, from Italian portare, from Italian carta, from Latin carta, from Ancient Greek χάρτης, from Ancient Greek χαράσσω, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.
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Ancestry of “portamento”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | portamento | bearing, carriage, deportment |
| 2 | Italian | portare | to bring, fetch, take, carry; to transmit; to... |
| 3 | Italian | carta | paper; map; menu |
| 4 | Latin | carta | papyrus; letter etc |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | χάρτης | sheet of paper, paper; book |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | χαράσσω | to sharpen; to engrave, carve, write, draw, stamp |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰer- | to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines |