Where does “cartomancy” come from?
cartomancy (English) comes from English carto-, from French carte, from Latin charta, from French cartel, from Italian cartello, from Italian carta, from Latin carta, from Ancient Greek χάρτης — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.
cartomancy (English): Fortune-telling using cards, as in tarot and...
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- Fortune-telling using cards, as in tarot and...
Ancestry of “cartomancy”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | carto- | Forms terms relating to maps |
| 2 | French | carte | card; chart; map; menu |
| 3 | Latin | charta | papyrus, paper; poem, a writing; map |
| 4 | French | cartel | a cartel |
| 5 | Italian | cartello | sign, notice, placard, signboard; signpost, road... |
| 6 | Italian | carta | paper; map; menu |
| 7 | Latin | carta | papyrus; letter etc |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | χάρτης | sheet of paper, paper; book |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | χαράσσω | to sharpen; to engrave, carve, write, draw, stamp |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰer- | to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines |