Where does “CharlieCard” come from?
CharlieCard (English) comes from English card, from Middle English carde, 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.
CharlieCard (English): A stored-value smart card used by passengers to...
Definitions
- A stored-value smart card used by passengers to...
Ancestry of “CharlieCard”, step by step
CharlieCard traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English card
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | card | A playing card; Any game using playing cards; a... |
| 2 | Middle English | carde | playing card |
| 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 |
via English Charlie
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Charlie | An enemy; the Vietcong; "short for Victor... |
| 2 | Cebuano | Charles | — |
| 3 | English | Charles | OS grid ref SS6832 |
| 4 | French | Charles | Charles |
| 5 | Old French | Charles | — |
| 6 | Latin | Carolus | Charles |
| 7 | Middle High German | Karl | — |
| 8 | Old High German | karl | man |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | karilaz | free man, franklin; little man, young man |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | karaz | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵerh₂- | to grow old, to mature |