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Where does “charte” come from?

charte (French) comes from Middle French charte, from Old French chartre, from Latin chartula, from Latin charta, from French cartel, from Italian cartello, from Italian carta, from Latin carta — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.

charte (French): charter

Definitions

  1. charter

Ancestry of “charte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchchartecard, map
2Old Frenchchartrecharter; covenant; written agreement; record;...
3LatinchartulaDiminutive of charta a little paper; memorandum
4Latinchartapapyrus, paper; poem, a writing; map
5Frenchcartela cartel
6Italiancartellosign, notice, placard, signboard; signpost, road...
7Italiancartapaper; map; menu
8Latincartapapyrus; letter etc
9Ancient Greekχάρτηςsheet of paper, paper; book
10Ancient Greekχαράσσωto sharpen; to engrave, carve, write, draw, stamp
11Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰer-to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines

Words derived from “charte”

  • cartă
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