Where does “kartono” come from?
kartono (Esperanto) comes from Yiddish קאַרטאָן, from Russian карто́н, from German Karton, from French carton, from Italian cartone, from Italian carta, from Latin carta, from Ancient Greek χάρτης — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.
kartono (Esperanto): cardboard
Definitions
- cardboard
Ancestry of “kartono”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | קאַרטאָן | cardboard; carton |
| 2 | Russian | карто́н | cardboard, paperboard |
| 3 | German | Karton | carton; cardboard box; cardboard, paperboard;... |
| 4 | French | carton | cardboard; carton, cardboard box; target |
| 5 | Italian | cartone | cardboard, paperboard; carton, box; cartoon |
| 6 | Italian | carta | paper; map; menu |
| 7 | Latin | carta | papyrus; letter etc |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | χάρτης | sheet of paper, paper; book |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | χαράσσω | to sharpen; to engrave, carve, write, draw, stamp |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰer- | to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines |