Where does “Chartism” come from?
Chartism (English) comes from English chart, from French charte, from Middle French charte, from Old French chartre, from Latin chartula, from Latin charta, from French cartel, from Italian cartello — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.
Chartism (English): A working-class movement for political and social reform in the United Kingdom during the mid-19th century
Definitions
- A working-class movement for political and social reform in the United Kingdom during the mid-19th century
Ancestry of “Chartism”, step by step
Chartism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English chart
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | chart | A map; A systematic non-narrative presentation of... |
| 2 | French | charte | charter |
| 3 | Middle French | charte | card, map |
| 4 | Old French | chartre | charter; covenant; written agreement; record;... |
| 5 | Latin | chartula | Diminutive of charta a little paper; memorandum |
| 6 | Latin | charta | papyrus, paper; poem, a writing; map |
| 7 | French | cartel | a cartel |
| 8 | Italian | cartello | sign, notice, placard, signboard; signpost, road... |
| 9 | Italian | carta | paper; map; menu |
| 10 | Latin | carta | papyrus; letter etc |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | χάρτης | sheet of paper, paper; book |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | χαράσσω | to sharpen; to engrave, carve, write, draw, stamp |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰer- | to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines |