Where does “porterly” come from?
porterly (English) comes from English porter, from Middle English porter, from Old French portour, from Old French porter, from Old French -ment, from Latin -mentum, from Latin -menta, from Proto-Indo-European -mn̥ — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs.
porterly (English): Characteristic of a porter
Definitions
- Characteristic of a porter
Ancestry of “porterly”, step by step
porterly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English porter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | porter | A person who carries luggage and related objects;... |
| 2 | Middle English | porter | gatekeeper, doorkeeper |
| 3 | Old French | portour | carrier; bearer |
| 4 | Old French | porter | to carry; to carry a child |
| 5 | Old French | -ment | Used to form adverbs, most of the time equivalent... |
| 6 | Latin | -mentum | instrument, medium, or result of; e.g.... |
| 7 | Latin | -menta | nominative plural of -mentum; accusative plural... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -mn̥ | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs |