Where does “քարտուղար” come from?
քարտուղար (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian քարտուղար, from Ancient Greek χαρτουλάριος, from Latin chartulārius, from Latin chartula, from Latin charta, from French cartel, from Italian cartello, from Italian carta — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.
քարտուղար (Armenian): secretary
Ancestry of “քարտուղար”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Armenian | քարտուղար | secretary; chancellor |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | χαρτουλάριος | keeper of archives |
| 3 | Latin | chartulārius | — |
| 4 | Latin | chartula | Diminutive of charta a little paper; memorandum |
| 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 |
Words derived from “քարտուղար”