Where does “poŝtkarto” come from?

poŝtkarto (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto karto, from English card, from Middle English carde, from Old French carte, from Latin charta, from French cartel, from Italian cartello, from Italian carta — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.

poŝtkarto (Esperanto): postcard

Definitions

  1. postcard

Ancestry of “poŝtkarto”, step by step

poŝtkarto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Esperanto karto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantokartocard
2EnglishcardA playing card; Any game using playing cards; a...
3Middle Englishcardeplaying card
4Old FrenchcarteAlternative form of chartre
5Latinchartapapyrus, paper; poem, a writing; map
6Frenchcartela cartel
7Italiancartellosign, notice, placard, signboard; signpost, road...
8Italiancartapaper; map; menu
9Latincartapapyrus; letter etc
10Ancient Greekχάρτηςsheet of paper, paper; book
11Ancient Greekχαράσσωto sharpen; to engrave, carve, write, draw, stamp
12Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰer-to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines

via Esperanto poŝto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantopoŝtoa public institution to deliver mail, post; mail...
2Italianpostamail, post; post office; stakes
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- →Every word from Ancient Greek χαράσσω →Every word from Ancient Greek χάρτης →