Where does “portaposate” come from?
portaposate (Italian) comes from Italian posate, from Italian posata, from Italian posare, from Latin pausāre, from Latin pauso, from Latin pausa, from Ancient Greek παῦσις, from Ancient Greek -σῐς — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.
portaposate (Italian): cutlery box or basket
Definitions
- cutlery box or basket
Ancestry of “portaposate”, step by step
portaposate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian posate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | posate | plural of posata; cutlery; second-person plural... |
| 2 | Italian | posata | piece of cutlery; a place mat; feminine singular... |
| 3 | Italian | posare | to put or lay down; to direct; to turn; to calm... |
| 4 | Latin | pausāre | — |
| 5 | Latin | pauso | I halt, cease, pause; I rest in the grave |
| 6 | Latin | pausa | a pause, halt, stop, cessation, end |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | παῦσις | stopping, ceasing |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -σῐς | "suffix forming nouns" |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | -τις | retained after dentals |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |
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 |