Where does “χαρτουλάριος” come from?
χαρτουλάριος (Ancient Greek) comes from Latin chartulārius, from Latin chartula, from Latin charta, from French cartel, from Italian cartello, from Italian carta, from Latin carta, from Ancient Greek χάρτης — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.
χαρτουλάριος (Ancient Greek): keeper of archives
Definitions
- keeper of archives
Ancestry of “χαρτουλάριος”, step by step
χαρτουλάριος traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin chartulārius
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | chartulārius | archivist, a person who oversees or maintains records |
| 2 | Latin | chartula | Diminutive of charta a little paper; memorandum |
| 3 | Latin | charta | papyrus, paper; poem, a writing; map |
| 4 | French | cartel | a cartel |
| 5 | Italian | cartello | sign, notice, placard, signboard; signpost, road... |
| 6 | Italian | carta | paper; map; menu |
| 7 | Latin | carta | papyrus; letter etc |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | χάρτης | sheet of paper, paper; book |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | χαράσσω | to sharpen; to engrave, carve, write, draw, stamp |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰer- | to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines |
via Late Latin chartularius
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Late Latin | chartularius | keeper of archives |