Where does “Sportel” come from?
Sportel (German) comes from Latin sportula, from Latin -ula, from Proto-Indo-European -tlom, from Proto-Indo-European -trom, from Proto-Indo-European -tḗr — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
Sportel (German): a fee accepted by public officers (including judges, university professors, pastors etc.) to act in the capacity of their office
Definitions
- a fee accepted by public officers (including judges, university professors, pastors etc.) to act in the capacity of their office
Ancestry of “Sportel”, step by step
Sportel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin sportula
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | sportula | small basket, especially one used to distribute... |
| 2 | Latin | -ula | regō + API → rēgula; tegō + API → tēgula;... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | -tlom | Alternative form of *-trom |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
via Medieval Latin sportula
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Medieval Latin | sportula | — |