Where does “portaposta” come from?
portaposta (Italian) comes from Italian posta, from Italian posto, from Latin positus, from Latin pōnō, from Proto-Italic poznō, from Proto-Italic pozinō, from Proto-Italic sinō.
portaposta (Italian): letter rack
Definitions
- letter rack
Ancestry of “portaposta”, step by step
portaposta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian posta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | posta | mail, post; post office; stakes |
| 2 | Italian | posto | place, spot |
| 3 | Latin | positus | placed; ordained |
| 4 | Latin | pōnō | to place; to put; to lay |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | poznō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | pozinō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | sinō | — |
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 |