Where does “porte-papier” come from?
porte-papier (French) comes from French papier, from Old French papier, from Old Catalan paper, from Latin papȳrus, from French -ine, from French -é, from Middle French -é, from Old French -é.
porte-papier (French): toilet roll holder
Definitions
- toilet roll holder
Ancestry of “porte-papier”, step by step
porte-papier traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French papier
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | papier | paper |
| 2 | Old French | papier | to murmur |
| 3 | Old Catalan | paper | paper sheet material typically used for writing on or printing |
| 4 | Latin | papȳrus | papyrus plant |
| 5 | French | -ine | feminine singular of -in; female equivalent of... |
| 6 | French | -é | past participle root verb suffix of regular -er... |
| 7 | Middle French | -é | past participle root verb suffix of regular; -ed, -en, -n |
| 8 | Old French | -é | used to form past participles of regular -er... |
| 9 | Latin | -a | suffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent... |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | -ā | Forms masculine agent nouns from prefixed or compounded bases |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |
via French porter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | porter | to carry; to support, to bear; to wear |
| 2 | English | porter | A person who carries luggage and related objects;... |
| 3 | Middle English | porter | gatekeeper, doorkeeper |
| 4 | Old French | portour | carrier; bearer |
| 5 | Old French | porter | to carry; to carry a child |
| 6 | Old French | -ment | Used to form adverbs, most of the time equivalent... |
| 7 | Latin | -mentum | instrument, medium, or result of; e.g.... |
| 8 | Latin | -menta | nominative plural of -mentum; accusative plural... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -mn̥ | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs |