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Where does “weerkaart” come from?

weerkaart (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.

weerkaart (Dutch): weather map, weather chart

Definitions

  1. weather map, weather chart

Ancestry of “weerkaart”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkaartcard; map; menu
2Middle Dutchcāerte—
3Old FrenchcarteAlternative form of chartre
4Latinchartapapyrus, paper; poem, a writing; map
5Frenchcartela cartel
6Italiancartellosign, notice, placard, signboard; signpost, road...
7Italiancartapaper; map; menu
8Latincartapapyrus; letter etc
9Ancient Greekχάρτηςsheet of paper, paper; book
10Ancient Greekχαράσσωto sharpen; to engrave, carve, write, draw, stamp
11Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰer-to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines
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