Where does “portretare” come from?
portretare (Romanian) comes from Romanian portreta, from Romanian portret, from French portrait, from Middle French portraict, from Middle French portraire, from Latin protraho, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro- — passed , crossed.
portretare (Romanian): portrayal
Definitions
- portrayal
Ancestry of “portretare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | portreta | to portrait |
| 2 | Romanian | portret | portrait |
| 3 | French | portrait | portrait; description |
| 4 | Middle French | portraict | — |
| 5 | Middle French | portraire | to portray |
| 6 | Latin | protraho | I drag, pull, draw or bring forth or out; I bring... |
| 7 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |