Where does “քարտուղարուհի” come from?
քարտուղարուհի (Armenian) comes from Armenian քարտուղար, from Old Armenian քարտուղար, from Ancient Greek χαρτουλάριος, from Latin chartulārius, from Latin chartula, from Latin charta, from French cartel, from Italian cartello — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.
քարտուղարուհի (Armenian): secretary
Ancestry of “քարտուղարուհի”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Armenian | քարտուղար | secretary |
| 2 | Old Armenian | քարտուղար | secretary; chancellor |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | χαρτουλάριος | keeper of archives |
| 4 | Latin | chartulārius | — |
| 5 | Latin | chartula | Diminutive of charta a little paper; memorandum |
| 6 | Latin | charta | papyrus, paper; poem, a writing; map |
| 7 | French | cartel | a cartel |
| 8 | Italian | cartello | sign, notice, placard, signboard; signpost, road... |
| 9 | Italian | carta | paper; map; menu |
| 10 | Latin | carta | papyrus; letter etc |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | χάρτης | sheet of paper, paper; book |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | χαράσσω | to sharpen; to engrave, carve, write, draw, stamp |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰer- | to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines |