Where does “porta-bagagens” come from?

porta-bagagens (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese portar, from Old Portuguese portar, from Latin portō, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

porta-bagagens (Portuguese): trunk luggage storage compartment of a car

Definitions

  1. trunk luggage storage compartment of a car

Ancestry of “porta-bagagens”, step by step

porta-bagagens traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Portuguese portar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseportarto bear; to carry
2Old Portugueseportar—
3Latinportōto carry, bear
4Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Portuguese bagagem

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesebagagemluggage, baggage
2Frenchbagagebaggage; luggage
3Old Norsebaggibag, pack, satchel, bundle
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰak-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Latin portō →