Where does “nondiscardable” come from?
nondiscardable (English) comes from English discardable, from English discard, from English card, from Middle English carde, from Old French carte, from Latin charta, from French cartel, from Italian cartello — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.
nondiscardable (English): Not discardable
Definitions
- Not discardable
Ancestry of “nondiscardable”, step by step
nondiscardable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English discardable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | discardable | That can be discarded; An item that can be... |
| 2 | English | discard | to throw away, to reject; To make a discard; to... |
| 3 | English | card | A playing card; Any game using playing cards; a... |
| 4 | Middle English | carde | playing card |
| 5 | Old French | carte | Alternative form of chartre |
| 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 |