Where does “chartist” come from?
chartist (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.
chartist (English): A financial analyst who attempts to predict...
Definitions
- A financial analyst who attempts to predict...
Ancestry of “chartist”, step by step
chartist traces back through 3 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 charter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | charter | A document issued by some authority, creating a... |
| 2 | Middle English | charter | — |
via French chartiste
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | chartiste | a person who studies old charters |