Where does “portastudio” come from?
portastudio (English) comes from English portable, from Middle English portable, from Latin portabilis, from Latin -bilis, from Proto-Italic -ðlis, from Proto-Indo-European -dʰlis, from Proto-Indo-European -dʰlom — Alternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;...
portastudio (English): A four-track recorder based on a standard compact...
Definitions
- A four-track recorder based on a standard compact...
Ancestry of “portastudio”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -dʰlis | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -dʰlom | Alternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;... |