Where does “meriportta” come from?
meriportta (Ingrian) comes from Ingrian portta, from Russian порт, from German Port, from English Port, from English portfolio, from Italian portafoglio, from Italian foglio, from Latin folium.
meriportta (Ingrian): seaport
Definitions
- seaport
Ancestry of “meriportta”, step by step
meriportta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ingrian portta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ingrian | portta | port, harbour |
| 2 | Russian | порт | port, harbor |
| 3 | German | Port | haven; harbor, port; port |
| 4 | English | Port | University of Portsmouth, used especially following post-nominal letters indicating status as a graduate |
| 5 | English | portfolio | A case for carrying papers, drawings,... |
| 6 | Italian | portafoglio | wallet, billfold; portfolio |
| 7 | Italian | foglio | sheet |
| 8 | Latin | folium | a leaf; a petal; a sheet or leaf of paper |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | *foljom | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰolh₃yom | leaf |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃- | bloom, flower |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |