Where does “portavelas” come from?

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

portavelas (Spanish): candle holder

Definitions

  1. candle holder

Ancestry of “portavelas”, step by step

portavelas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Spanish portar

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

via Spanish Vela

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishVelaVela constellation
2Spanishvelarvelar; to veil; to conceal, cover, hide
3Old Spanishvelar—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Latin portāre →