Where does “portchei” come from?
portchei (Romanian) comes from Romanian port, from French port, from French porter, from English porter, from Middle English porter, from Old French portour, from Old French porter, from Old French -ment — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs.
portchei (Romanian): key ring
Definitions
- key ring
Ancestry of “portchei”, step by step
portchei traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Romanian port
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | port | port; first-person singular present indicative of... |
| 2 | French | port | port, harbour; port, harbour city; refuge |
| 3 | French | porter | to carry; to support, to bear; to wear |
| 4 | English | porter | A person who carries luggage and related objects;... |
| 5 | Middle English | porter | gatekeeper, doorkeeper |
| 6 | Old French | portour | carrier; bearer |
| 7 | Old French | porter | to carry; to carry a child |
| 8 | Old French | -ment | Used to form adverbs, most of the time equivalent... |
| 9 | Latin | -mentum | instrument, medium, or result of; e.g.... |
| 10 | Latin | -menta | nominative plural of -mentum; accusative plural... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -mn̥ | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs |
via Romanian chei
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | chei | quay, wharf |
| 2 | French | quai | quay, wharf; platform |
| 3 | Latin | caium | storehouse, shop, workshop; quay, wharf |
| 4 | Gaulish | kagyom | — |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | kagyom | pen, enclosure |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kagʰyóm | enclosure, hedge |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |