Where does “porta-níqueis” come from?
porta-níqueis (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese níquel, from German kupfernickel, from German kupfer, from Middle High German kupfer, from Old High German kupfar, from Latin cūprum, from Latin cȳprium, from Ancient Greek Κύπρος — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
porta-níqueis (Portuguese): coin purse
Definitions
- coin purse
Ancestry of “porta-níqueis”, step by step
porta-níqueis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Portuguese níquel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | níquel | nickel |
| 2 | German | kupfernickel | cupronickel |
| 3 | German | kupfer | copper (chemical element, Cu, atomical number 29) |
| 4 | Middle High German | kupfer | — |
| 5 | Old High German | kupfar | copper |
| 6 | Latin | cūprum | copper (the metal) |
| 7 | Latin | cȳprium | — |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | Κύπρος | Cyprus |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | -ῐος | belonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |