Where does “aerocartography” come from?
aerocartography (English) comes from English cartography, from French cartographie, from French carte, from Latin charta, from French cartel, from Italian cartello, from Italian carta, from Latin carta — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.
aerocartography (English): The making of maps based on an aerial survey of the terrain
Definitions
- The making of maps based on an aerial survey of the terrain
Ancestry of “aerocartography”, step by step
aerocartography traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English cartography
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cartography | The creation of charts and maps based on the... |
| 2 | French | cartographie | cartography; first-person singular present... |
| 3 | French | carte | card; chart; map; menu |
| 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 |