Where does “kaartjes” come from?
kaartjes (Dutch) comes from Dutch kaartje, 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.
Ancestry of “kaartjes”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | kaartje | ticket, especially a train ticket |
| 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 |