Where does “speelkaart” come from?
speelkaart (Afrikaans) comes from Afrikaans kaart, from Dutch kaart, from Middle Dutch cāerte, from Old French carte, from Latin charta, from French cartel, from Italian cartello, from Italian carta — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.
speelkaart (Afrikaans): playing card
Definitions
- playing card
Ancestry of “speelkaart”, step by step
speelkaart traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Afrikaans kaart
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | kaart | map; card |
| 2 | Dutch | kaart | card; map; menu |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | cāerte | — |
| 4 | Old French | carte | Alternative form of chartre |
| 5 | Latin | charta | papyrus, paper; poem, a writing; map |
| 6 | French | cartel | a cartel |
| 7 | Italian | cartello | sign, notice, placard, signboard; signpost, road... |
| 8 | Italian | carta | paper; map; menu |
| 9 | Latin | carta | papyrus; letter etc |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | χάρτης | sheet of paper, paper; book |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | χαράσσω | to sharpen; to engrave, carve, write, draw, stamp |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰer- | to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines |
via Afrikaans speel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | speel | to play |
| 2 | Dutch | spelen | to play |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | spēlen | to play, to have fun |
| 4 | Old Dutch | spilon | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | spilōn | to play; to dance, move |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | -ōn | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -ōną | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 11 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |