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Where does “Toon Army” come from?

Toon Army (English) comes from English Toon, from English cartoon, from French carton, from Italian cartone, from Italian carta, from Latin carta, from Ancient Greek χάρτης, from Ancient Greek χαράσσω — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.

Ancestry of “Toon Army”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishToon—
2EnglishcartoonA humorous drawing, often with a caption, or a...
3Frenchcartoncardboard; carton, cardboard box; target
4Italiancartonecardboard, paperboard; carton, box; cartoon
5Italiancartapaper; map; menu
6Latincartapapyrus; letter etc
7Ancient Greekχάρτηςsheet of paper, paper; book
8Ancient Greekχαράσσωto sharpen; to engrave, carve, write, draw, stamp
9Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰer-to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines
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