Where does “portaspilli” come from?
portaspilli (Italian) comes from Italian spillo, from Italian spilla, from Vulgar Latin spinla, from Latin spīnula, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
portaspilli (Italian): pincushion
Definitions
- pincushion
Ancestry of “portaspilli”, step by step
portaspilli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian spillo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | spillo | pin; hatpin; tiepin |
| 2 | Italian | spilla | brooch, broach, breastpin; scarfpin; pin |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | spinla | — |
| 4 | Latin | spīnula | — |
| 5 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal 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 |