Where does “cartoonist” come from?
Cartoonist derives from English cartoon plus the suffix -ista from Latin, ultimately from Ancient Greek χαράσσω meaning to scratch or engrave, via Latin charta, Italian cartone and its diminutive suffix -one.
cartoonist (English): One who creates a cartoon or strip cartoon; One...
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- One who creates a cartoon or strip cartoon; One...
Ancestry of “cartoonist”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cartoon | A humorous drawing, often with a caption, or a... |
| 2 | French | carton | cardboard; carton, cardboard box; target |
| 3 | Italian | cartone | cardboard, paperboard; carton, box; cartoon |
| 4 | Italian | carta | paper; map; menu |
| 5 | Latin | carta | papyrus; letter etc |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | χάρτης | sheet of paper, paper; book |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | χαράσσω | to sharpen; to engrave, carve, write, draw, stamp |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰer- | to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines |