Where does “porträttera” come from?

porträttera (Swedish) comes from Swedish porträtt, from French portrait, from Middle French portraict, from Middle French portraire, from Latin protraho, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro- — passed , crossed.

porträttera (Swedish): to portrait

Definitions

  1. to portrait

Ancestry of “porträttera”, step by step

porträttera traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish porträtt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishporträtta portrait
2Frenchportraitportrait; description
3Middle Frenchportraict—
4Middle Frenchportraireto portray
5LatinprotrahoI drag, pull, draw or bring forth or out; I bring...
6Latinprō-forward direction, forward movement
7Proto-Italic*pro-pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
10Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Swedish era

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedisherayour, yours; you; era
2Latināeraera or epoch from which time is measured
3Latinaesmoney, pay, fee, fare; copper, bronze, brass;...
4Proto-Italicaosbronze, copper
5Proto-Italicajos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éyosa metal, copper, bronze

Words derived from “porträttera”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European por- →