Where does “chartaceously” come from?
chartaceously (English) comes from English chartaceous, from Latin chartaceus, 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.
chartaceously (English): In a chartaceous manner
Definitions
- In a chartaceous manner
Ancestry of “chartaceously”, step by step
chartaceously traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English chartaceous
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | chartaceous | Resembling paper or parchment; papery |
| 2 | Latin | chartaceus | made of paper |
| 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 |