Where does “kaart” come from?
kaart (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch cāerte, from Old French carte, 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.
kaart (Dutch): card; map; menu
Definitions
- card; map; menu
Ancestry of “kaart”, step by step
kaart traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle Dutch cāerte
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | cāerte | — |
| 2 | Old French | carte | Alternative form of chartre |
| 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 |