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Where does “cartomancien” come from?

cartomancien (French) comes from French cartomancie, from French carte, from Latin charta, from French cartel, from Italian cartello, from Italian carta, from Latin carta, from Ancient Greek χάρτης — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.

cartomancien (French): fortune teller , cartomancer

Definitions

  1. fortune teller , cartomancer

Ancestry of “cartomancien”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcartomanciecartomancy
2Frenchcartecard; chart; map; menu
3Latinchartapapyrus, paper; poem, a writing; map
4Frenchcartela cartel
5Italiancartellosign, notice, placard, signboard; signpost, road...
6Italiancartapaper; map; menu
7Latincartapapyrus; letter etc
8Ancient Greekχάρτηςsheet of paper, paper; book
9Ancient Greekχαράσσωto sharpen; to engrave, carve, write, draw, stamp
10Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰer-to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines
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