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Where does “portastendardo” come from?

portastendardo (Italian) comes from Italian portare, from Italian carta, from Latin carta, from Ancient Greek χάρτης, from Ancient Greek χαράσσω, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.

portastendardo (Italian): standard bearer

Definitions

  1. standard bearer

Ancestry of “portastendardo”, step by step

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
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