Where does “porte-monnaie” come from?
porte-monnaie (English) comes from French porte-monnaie, from Latin portō, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
porte-monnaie (English): A wallet
Ancestry of “porte-monnaie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | porte-monnaie | purse |
| 2 | Latin | portō | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |