Where does “égoportrait” come from?

égoportrait (French) comes from French portrait, from Middle French portraict, from Middle French portraire, from Latin protraho, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por- — passed , crossed.

égoportrait (French): selfie

Definitions

  1. selfie

Ancestry of “égoportrait”, step by step

égoportrait traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French portrait

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchportraitportrait; description
2Middle Frenchportraict—
3Middle Frenchportraireto portray
4LatinprotrahoI drag, pull, draw or bring forth or out; I bring...
5Latinprō-forward direction, forward movement
6Proto-Italic*pro-pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
9Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via French égo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchégoego
2EnglishegoThe self, especially with a sense of...
3LatinegōI; first person singular personal pronoun, nominative case
4Proto-ItalicegōI
5Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European por- →