Where does “portassegni” come from?
portassegni (Italian) comes from Italian assegno, from Italian assegnare, from Latin assignāre, from Latin signō, from Latin signum, from Proto-Italic seknom, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.
portassegni (Italian): chequebook holder
Ancestry of “portassegni”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | assegno | allowance; cheque, check, draft; first-person... |
| 2 | Italian | assegnare | to assign, allocate or allot; to award; to sign... |
| 3 | Latin | assignāre | — |
| 4 | Latin | signō | — |
| 5 | Latin | signum | visible indication: sign, mark, signal; seal,... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | seknom | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |