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
- A room on a ship where charts can be consulted
Ancestry of “chartroom”, step by step
chartroom 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 room
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | room | Opportunity or scope; Space "for" something, or... |
| 2 | Middle English | roum | A space or area; A room |
| 3 | Old English | rūm | room, space; roomy, spacious, ample, extensive,... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | rūm | roomy, spacious; room, open space |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | rūmaz | roomy, spacious, open |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | rewh₁- | free space |