Where does “portaghiaccio” come from?
portaghiaccio (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.
portaghiaccio (Italian): ice bucket
Definitions
- ice bucket
Ancestry of “portaghiaccio”, step by step
portaghiaccio traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 |
via Italian ghiaccio
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | ghiaccio | ice; icy, frozen, cold, gelid; first-person... |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | *glacium/a | — |
| 3 | Latin | glaciēs | ice |