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Where does “portatrajes” come from?

portatrajes (Spanish) comes from Spanish portar, from Old Spanish portar, from Latin portāre, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

portatrajes (Spanish): suit bag

Definitions

  1. suit bag

Ancestry of “portatrajes”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishportarto bear, to carry; to behave, to be good
2Old Spanishportar—
3Latinportāre—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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