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Where does “carte” come from?

carte (French) comes from Latin charta, from French cartel, from Italian cartello, from Italian carta, from Latin carta, from Ancient Greek χάρτης, from Ancient Greek χαράσσω, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.

carte (French): card; chart; map; menu

Definitions

  1. card; chart; map; menu

Ancestry of “carte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinchartapapyrus, paper; poem, a writing; map
2Frenchcartela cartel
3Italiancartellosign, notice, placard, signboard; signpost, road...
4Italiancartapaper; map; menu
5Latincartapapyrus; letter etc
6Ancient Greekχάρτηςsheet of paper, paper; book
7Ancient Greekχαράσσωto sharpen; to engrave, carve, write, draw, stamp
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰer-to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines

Words derived from “carte”

  • carte
  • cartography
  • cartographic
  • cartographer
  • cartographically
  • noncartographic
  • ethnocartography
  • cybercartographic
  • cybercartography
  • картография
  • cartographie
  • cartomancie
  • multicarte
  • cartographiable
  • cartographiquement
  • cartographier
  • cartomancien
  • télécarte
  • cartographique
  • karto
  • ĉefkarto
  • kartludo
  • poŝtkarto
  • landkarto
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