Where does “Zettelkasten” come from?
Zettelkasten (English) comes from German Zettelkasten, from German Zettel, from German zeddel, from German zedele, from Italian cedola, from Medieval Latin cedula, from Latin schedula, from Latin -ulus — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
Zettelkasten (English): A system of small items of information stored on paper slips or cards, used for organizing knowledge and taking notes
Definitions
- A system of small items of information stored on paper slips or cards, used for organizing knowledge and taking notes
Ancestry of “Zettelkasten”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Zettelkasten | slip box, card file |
| 2 | German | Zettel | a small or loose piece of paper, slip; note,... |
| 3 | German | zeddel | — |
| 4 | German | zedele | — |
| 5 | Italian | cedola | counterfoil; coupon, voucher |
| 6 | Medieval Latin | cedula | Alternative form of schedula |
| 7 | Latin | schedula | leaf of paper |
| 8 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |