Where does “huumekartelli” come from?
huumekartelli (Finnish) comes from Finnish kartelli, from Swedish kartell, from French cartel, from Italian cartello, from Italian carta, from Latin carta, from Ancient Greek χάρτης, from Ancient Greek χαράσσω — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.
huumekartelli (Finnish): drug cartel
Definitions
- drug cartel
Ancestry of “huumekartelli”, step by step
huumekartelli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kartelli
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kartelli | cartel |
| 2 | Swedish | kartell | a cartel |
| 3 | French | cartel | a cartel |
| 4 | Italian | cartello | sign, notice, placard, signboard; signpost, road... |
| 5 | Italian | carta | paper; map; menu |
| 6 | Latin | carta | papyrus; letter etc |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | χάρτης | sheet of paper, paper; book |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | χαράσσω | to sharpen; to engrave, carve, write, draw, stamp |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰer- | to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines |