Where does “portabollo” come from?

portabollo (Italian) comes from Italian portare, from Italian carta, from Latin carta, from Ancient Greek χάρτης, from Ancient Greek χαράσσω, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.

portabollo (Italian): licence holder

Definitions

  1. licence holder

Ancestry of “portabollo”, step by step

portabollo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian portare

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianportareto bring, fetch, take, carry; to transmit; to...
2Italiancartapaper; map; menu
3Latincartapapyrus; letter etc
4Ancient Greekχάρτηςsheet of paper, paper; book
5Ancient Greekχαράσσωto sharpen; to engrave, carve, write, draw, stamp
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰer-to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines

via Italian bollo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianbollostamp; seal; brand
2Latinbullaa bubble; a swollen or bubble-shaped object,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer-
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