Where does “portaocchiali” come from?
portaocchiali (Italian) comes from Italian occhiali, from Italian occhio, from Vulgar Latin oclus, from Latin oculus, from Proto-Italic okʷelos, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ókʷs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- — to see; eye.
portaocchiali (Italian): spectacle case
Definitions
- spectacle case
Ancestry of “portaocchiali”, step by step
portaocchiali traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian occhiali
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | occhiali | glasses, spectacles, eyeglasses |
| 2 | Italian | occhio | eye; hilum; look out! watch out! |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | oclus | eye; Alternative form of oculus |
| 4 | Latin | oculus | An eye; the power of sight; a spot resembling an... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | okʷelos | eye |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ókʷs | eye |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ekʷ- | to see; eye |
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 |