Where does “porta-beatas” come from?
porta-beatas (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese beata, from Portuguese beato, from Latin beātus, from Latin beo, from Proto-Italic dweos, from Proto-Italic dwejos, from Proto-Indo-European dew- — to show favour, revere; to fail, to lag, to be...
porta-beatas (Portuguese): portable container for disposing of cigarette butts
Definitions
- portable container for disposing of cigarette butts
Ancestry of “porta-beatas”, step by step
porta-beatas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Portuguese beata
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | beata | butt, stub; female equivalent of beato; feminine... |
| 2 | Portuguese | beato | someone who has been beatified by the Catholic Church |
| 3 | Latin | beātus | happy, (truly) happy, blessed, fortunate |
| 4 | Latin | beo | I bless; I gladden; I enrich |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | dweos | happy |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | dwejos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dew- | to show favour, revere; to fail, to lag, to be... |