Where does “kortistoija” come from?
kortistoija (Finnish) comes from Finnish kortistoida, from Finnish kortisto, from Finnish körtti, from Swedish kört, from Danish kort, from Low German kort, from German karte, from Middle High German karte — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.
kortistoija (Finnish): filer one who files, or places in an archive or register, particularly one kept on cards
Definitions
- filer one who files, or places in an archive or register, particularly one kept on cards
Ancestry of “kortistoija”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kortistoida | to file (in a register kept on cards) |
| 2 | Finnish | kortisto | card index; register, especially one that is kept... |
| 3 | Finnish | körtti | tail of a tailcoat |
| 4 | Swedish | kört | short |
| 5 | Danish | kort | short; brief; briefly |
| 6 | Low German | kort | a card |
| 7 | German | karte | card flat, normally rectangular piece of stiff paper, plastic etc |
| 8 | Middle High German | karte | — |
| 9 | Old French | carte | Alternative form of chartre |
| 10 | Latin | charta | papyrus, paper; poem, a writing; map |
| 11 | French | cartel | a cartel |
| 12 | Italian | cartello | sign, notice, placard, signboard; signpost, road... |
| 13 | Italian | carta | paper; map; menu |
| 14 | Latin | carta | papyrus; letter etc |
| 15 | Ancient Greek | χάρτης | sheet of paper, paper; book |
| 16 | Ancient Greek | χαράσσω | to sharpen; to engrave, carve, write, draw, stamp |
| 17 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰer- | to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines |