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