Where does “portaburro” come from?
portaburro (Italian) comes from Italian burro, from Old French bure, from Latin būtȳrum, from Ancient Greek βούτυρον, from Ancient Greek τυρός, from Proto-Hellenic tūrós, from Proto-Indo-European tuh₂-ró-s, from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.
portaburro (Italian): butter dish
Definitions
- butter dish
Ancestry of “portaburro”, step by step
portaburro traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian burro
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | burro | butter |
| 2 | Old French | bure | butter |
| 3 | Latin | būtȳrum | butter |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | βούτυρον | butter |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | τυρός | cheese |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | tūrós | cheese |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | tuh₂-ró-s | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | tewh₂- | to swell; to crowd; to be strong |
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 |