Where does “føroyakort” come from?
føroyakort (Faroese) comes from Faroese kort, from Old Norse kort, from Middle High German karte, from Old French carte, from Latin charta, from French cartel, from Italian cartello, from Italian carta — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.
føroyakort (Faroese): Map of the Faroe Islands
Definitions
- Map of the Faroe Islands
Ancestry of “føroyakort”, step by step
føroyakort traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Faroese kort
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Faroese | kort | card; map |
| 2 | Old Norse | kort | a map |
| 3 | Middle High German | karte | — |
| 4 | Old French | carte | Alternative form of chartre |
| 5 | Latin | charta | papyrus, paper; poem, a writing; map |
| 6 | French | cartel | a cartel |
| 7 | Italian | cartello | sign, notice, placard, signboard; signpost, road... |
| 8 | Italian | carta | paper; map; menu |
| 9 | Latin | carta | papyrus; letter etc |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | χάρτης | sheet of paper, paper; book |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | χαράσσω | to sharpen; to engrave, carve, write, draw, stamp |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰer- | to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines |