Where does “portaaviones” come from?
portaaviones (Spanish) comes from Spanish portar, from Old Spanish portar, from Latin portāre, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
portaaviones (Spanish): aircraft carrier
Ancestry of “portaaviones”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | portar | to bear, to carry; to behave, to be good |
| 2 | Old Spanish | portar | — |
| 3 | Latin | portāre | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |