Where does “aankaarten” come from?
aankaarten (Dutch) comes from Dutch kaarten, 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.
aankaarten (Dutch): to broach, to raise (a subject), to bring up for discussion
Definitions
- to broach, to raise (a subject), to bring up for discussion
Ancestry of “aankaarten”, step by step
aankaarten traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch kaarten
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | kaarten | to play card games |
| 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 |