Where does “chartbook” come from?
chartbook (English) comes from English chart, from French charte, from Middle French charte, from Old French chartre, from Latin chartula, from Latin charta, from French cartel, from Italian cartello — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.
chartbook (English): A book of charts
Definitions
- A book of charts
Ancestry of “chartbook”, step by step
chartbook traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English chart
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | chart | A map; A systematic non-narrative presentation of... |
| 2 | French | charte | charter |
| 3 | Middle French | charte | card, map |
| 4 | Old French | chartre | charter; covenant; written agreement; record;... |
| 5 | Latin | chartula | Diminutive of charta a little paper; memorandum |
| 6 | Latin | charta | papyrus, paper; poem, a writing; map |
| 7 | French | cartel | a cartel |
| 8 | Italian | cartello | sign, notice, placard, signboard; signpost, road... |
| 9 | Italian | carta | paper; map; menu |
| 10 | Latin | carta | papyrus; letter etc |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | χάρτης | sheet of paper, paper; book |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | χαράσσω | to sharpen; to engrave, carve, write, draw, stamp |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰer- | to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines |
via English Book
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Book | the Bible |
| 2 | German | būch | book collection of sheets of paper bound together to hinge at one edge; long work fit for publication |
| 3 | Middle High German | buoch | — |
| 4 | Old High German | buoh | book |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | bōk | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | bakaną | to bake |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₃g- | to bake, to roast, to fry |