Where does “luottokorttiyhtiö” come from?
luottokorttiyhtiö (Finnish) comes from Finnish luottokortti, 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.
luottokorttiyhtiö (Finnish): credit card company
Definitions
- credit card company
Ancestry of “luottokorttiyhtiö”, step by step
luottokorttiyhtiö traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish luottokortti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | luottokortti | A credit card |
| 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 |