Where does “kartonkiteollisuus” come from?
kartonkiteollisuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish kartonki, from Swedish kartong, from French carton, from Italian cartone, from Italian carta, from Latin carta, from Ancient Greek χάρτης, from Ancient Greek χαράσσω — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.
kartonkiteollisuus (Finnish): cardboard industry
Definitions
- cardboard industry
Ancestry of “kartonkiteollisuus”, step by step
kartonkiteollisuus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kartonki
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kartonki | paperboard, cardboard, card stock thick paper |
| 2 | Swedish | kartong | cardboard |
| 3 | French | carton | cardboard; carton, cardboard box; target |
| 4 | Italian | cartone | cardboard, paperboard; carton, box; cartoon |
| 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 |