Where does “unchartable” come from?
unchartable (English) comes from English chartable, from English chart, from French charte, from Middle French charte, from Old French chartre, from Latin chartula, from Latin charta, from French cartel — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.
unchartable (English): Not chartable; that cannot be charted
Definitions
- Not chartable; that cannot be charted
Ancestry of “unchartable”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | chartable | Capable of being plotted on a chart |
| 2 | English | chart | A map; A systematic non-narrative presentation of... |
| 3 | French | charte | charter |
| 4 | Middle French | charte | card, map |
| 5 | Old French | chartre | charter; covenant; written agreement; record;... |
| 6 | Latin | chartula | Diminutive of charta a little paper; memorandum |
| 7 | Latin | charta | papyrus, paper; poem, a writing; map |
| 8 | French | cartel | a cartel |
| 9 | Italian | cartello | sign, notice, placard, signboard; signpost, road... |
| 10 | Italian | carta | paper; map; menu |
| 11 | Latin | carta | papyrus; letter etc |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | χάρτης | sheet of paper, paper; book |
| 13 | Ancient Greek | χαράσσω | to sharpen; to engrave, carve, write, draw, stamp |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰer- | to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines |