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Where does “anticartel” come from?

anticartel (English) comes from English cartel, from German Kartell, from French cartel, from Italian cartello, from Italian carta, from Latin carta, from Ancient Greek χάρτης, from Ancient Greek χαράσσω — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.

anticartel (English): Opposing or countering cartels

Definitions

  1. Opposing or countering cartels

Ancestry of “anticartel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcartelA group of businesses or nations that collude to...
2GermanKartellcartel
3Frenchcartela cartel
4Italiancartellosign, notice, placard, signboard; signpost, road...
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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