Where does “portabici” come from?
portabici (Italian) comes from Italian bici, from Italian bicicletta, from French bicyclette, from French bicycle, from French bi-, from Latin bis, from Latin color, from Ancient Greek μέτρον — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
portabici (Italian): cycle rack; cycle carrier
Definitions
- cycle rack; cycle carrier
Ancestry of “portabici”, step by step
portabici traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian bici
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | bici | Clipping of bicicletta; bike, pushbike |
| 2 | Italian | bicicletta | bicycle |
| 3 | French | bicyclette | bicycle; bicycle kick |
| 4 | French | bicycle | bicycle |
| 5 | French | bi- | bi |
| 6 | Latin | bis | twice, two times, on two occasions, in two ways |
| 7 | Latin | color | colour, shade; color; pigment; complexion |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | μέτρον | something used to measure: measure, rule, weight;... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | -τρον | Forms instrument nouns |
| 10 | Proto-Hellenic | -tron | Forms instrument nouns from verb stems |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
via Italian portare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | portare | to bring, fetch, take, carry; to transmit; to... |
| 2 | Italian | carta | paper; map; menu |
| 3 | Latin | carta | papyrus; letter etc |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | χάρτης | sheet of paper, paper; book |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | χαράσσω | to sharpen; to engrave, carve, write, draw, stamp |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰer- | to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines |