Where does “portaspazzolino” come from?
portaspazzolino (Italian) comes from Italian spazzolino, from Italian spazzola, from Italian spazzare, from Latin spatiāri, from Latin spatior, from Latin spatium, from Proto-Indo-European spéh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European speh₁- — to succeed, to prosper.
portaspazzolino (Italian): toothbrush holder
Definitions
- toothbrush holder
Ancestry of “portaspazzolino”, step by step
portaspazzolino traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian spazzolino
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | spazzolino | brush; toothbrush; third-person plural present... |
| 2 | Italian | spazzola | brush; hairbrush; inflection of spazzolare: ##... |
| 3 | Italian | spazzare | to sweep, or to sweep up |
| 4 | Latin | spatiāri | — |
| 5 | Latin | spatior | I go for a walk; walk around; stroll, promenade;... |
| 6 | Latin | spatium | Space, room, extent; Distance between points; A... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | spéh₁- | to succeed, to prosper |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | speh₁- | to succeed, to prosper |
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 |