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

  1. toothbrush holder

Ancestry of “portaspazzolino”, step by step

portaspazzolino traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian spazzolino

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianspazzolinobrush; toothbrush; third-person plural present...
2Italianspazzolabrush; hairbrush; inflection of spazzolare: ##...
3Italianspazzareto sweep, or to sweep up
4Latinspatiāri
5LatinspatiorI go for a walk; walk around; stroll, promenade;...
6LatinspatiumSpace, room, extent; Distance between points; A...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanspéh₁-to succeed, to prosper
8Proto-Indo-Europeanspeh₁-to succeed, to prosper

via Italian portare

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianportareto bring, fetch, take, carry; to transmit; to...
2Italiancartapaper; map; menu
3Latincartapapyrus; letter etc
4Ancient Greekχάρτηςsheet of paper, paper; book
5Ancient Greekχαράσσωto sharpen; to engrave, carve, write, draw, stamp
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰer-to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines
Every word from Proto-Indo-European speh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European spéh₁-Every word from Latin spatium