Where does “spijskaart” come from?
spijskaart (Dutch) comes from Dutch kaart, from Middle Dutch cāerte, from Old French carte, from Latin charta, from French cartel, from Italian cartello, from Italian carta, from Latin carta — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.
spijskaart (Dutch): menu (card) usually a physical copy
Definitions
- menu (card) usually a physical copy
Ancestry of “spijskaart”, step by step
spijskaart traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch kaart
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | kaart | card; map; menu |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | cāerte | — |
| 3 | Old French | carte | Alternative form of chartre |
| 4 | Latin | charta | papyrus, paper; poem, a writing; map |
| 5 | French | cartel | a cartel |
| 6 | Italian | cartello | sign, notice, placard, signboard; signpost, road... |
| 7 | Italian | carta | paper; map; menu |
| 8 | Latin | carta | papyrus; letter etc |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | χάρτης | sheet of paper, paper; book |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | χαράσσω | to sharpen; to engrave, carve, write, draw, stamp |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰer- | to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines |