myEtymology.com: French etymology of porte-monnaie

Etymology of the French word porte-monnaie

the French word porte-monnaie

derived from the French word monnaie

using the French prefix porte-

derived from the Old French word porter

derived from the Latin word portare (carry, bring)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *per-

derived from the French word manteau

derived from the Old French word mantel

derived from the Latin word mantellum (cloak, mantel; handtowel)

derived from the Medieval Latin word mantellus

derived from the Latin word mantus