Where does “portapipe” come from?
portapipe (Italian) comes from Italian pipa, from French pipe, from English pipe, from Middle English pīpe, from Middle English pipen, from Old English pīpian, from Proto-West Germanic pīpan, from Proto-Germanic pīpaną — I pip, peep.
portapipe (Italian): pipe rack
Definitions
- pipe rack
Ancestry of “portapipe”, step by step
portapipe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian pipa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | pipa | pipe; third-person singular present indicative of... |
| 2 | French | pipe | tobacco pipe; blowjob; the pipe symbol |
| 3 | English | pipe | Meanings relating to a wind instrument; Meanings... |
| 4 | Middle English | pīpe | A pipe; a piece of tubing used as a channel (often for fluids) |
| 5 | Middle English | pipen | To use a pipe or similar musical instrument; to... |
| 6 | Old English | pīpian | to pipe |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | pīpan | to peep, to chirp, to squeak |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | pīpaną | To chirp or pipe like a bird or rodent; To talk... |
| 9 | Latin | pipo | I pip, peep |
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 |