Where does “chartbusting” come from?
chartbusting (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.
chartbusting (English): Selling extremely successfully (of music etc.); having the status of chartbuster
Definitions
- Selling extremely successfully (of music etc.); having the status of chartbuster
Ancestry of “chartbusting”, step by step
chartbusting 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 busting
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | busting | Urgently needing to urinate; present participle... |