Where does “portamatita” come from?

portamatita (Italian) comes from Italian matita, from Italian ematite, from Latin haematites, from Ancient Greek αἱματίτης, from Ancient Greek αἷμα, from Latin globus, from Proto-Indo-European gel- — to be cold, to freeze.

portamatita (Italian): pencil holder, pencil topper, pencil extender

Definitions

  1. pencil holder, pencil topper, pencil extender

Ancestry of “portamatita”, step by step

portamatita traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian matita

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianmatitapencil
2Italianematitehematite
3LatinhaematitesA kind of red iron-ore, haematite; A red-colored...
4Ancient Greekαἱματίτηςbloodlike used chiefly in fixed expressions; see Derived terms
5Ancient Greekαἷμαblood
6Latinglobusany round object; a sphere; a globe; a glob,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeangel-to be cold, to freeze

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gel-Every word from Latin globusEvery word from Ancient Greek αἷμα
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