Where does “portmantou” come from?
portmantou (Romanian) comes from French portemanteau, from French porte, 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.
portmantou (Romanian): coat hanger
Definitions
- coat hanger
Ancestry of “portmantou”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | portemanteau | coat stand, coat rack |
| 2 | French | porte | door; gate; gateway, means, door |
| 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 |