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Where does “chartroom” come from?

chartroom (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.

chartroom (English): A room on a ship where charts can be consulted

Definitions

  1. A room on a ship where charts can be consulted

Ancestry of “chartroom”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishchartA map; A systematic non-narrative presentation of...
2Frenchchartecharter
3Middle Frenchchartecard, map
4Old Frenchchartrecharter; covenant; written agreement; record;...
5LatinchartulaDiminutive of charta a little paper; memorandum
6Latinchartapapyrus, paper; poem, a writing; map
7Frenchcartela cartel
8Italiancartellosign, notice, placard, signboard; signpost, road...
9Italiancartapaper; map; menu
10Latincartapapyrus; letter etc
11Ancient Greekχάρτηςsheet of paper, paper; book
12Ancient Greekχαράσσωto sharpen; to engrave, carve, write, draw, stamp
13Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰer-to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines
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