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Where does “unchartably” come from?

unchartably (English) comes from English unchartable, from English chartable, from English chart, from French charte, from Middle French charte, from Old French chartre, from Latin chartula, from Latin charta — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.

unchartably (English): In an unchartable way

Definitions

  1. In an unchartable way

Ancestry of “unchartably”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishunchartableNot chartable; that cannot be charted
2EnglishchartableCapable of being plotted on a chart
3EnglishchartA map; A systematic non-narrative presentation of...
4Frenchchartecharter
5Middle Frenchchartecard, map
6Old Frenchchartrecharter; covenant; written agreement; record;...
7LatinchartulaDiminutive of charta a little paper; memorandum
8Latinchartapapyrus, paper; poem, a writing; map
9Frenchcartela cartel
10Italiancartellosign, notice, placard, signboard; signpost, road...
11Italiancartapaper; map; menu
12Latincartapapyrus; letter etc
13Ancient Greekχάρτηςsheet of paper, paper; book
14Ancient Greekχαράσσωto sharpen; to engrave, carve, write, draw, stamp
15Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰer-to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines
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