Where does “Karteileiche” come from?
Karteileiche (German) comes from German Kartei, from German karte, from Middle High German karte, from Old French carte, from Latin charta, from French cartel, from Italian cartello, from Italian carta — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.
Karteileiche (German): nominal member
Definitions
- nominal member
Ancestry of “Karteileiche”, step by step
Karteileiche traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Kartei
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Kartei | card index, card catalog |
| 2 | German | karte | card flat, normally rectangular piece of stiff paper, plastic etc |
| 3 | Middle High German | karte | — |
| 4 | Old French | carte | Alternative form of chartre |
| 5 | Latin | charta | papyrus, paper; poem, a writing; map |
| 6 | French | cartel | a cartel |
| 7 | Italian | cartello | sign, notice, placard, signboard; signpost, road... |
| 8 | Italian | carta | paper; map; menu |
| 9 | Latin | carta | papyrus; letter etc |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | χάρτης | sheet of paper, paper; book |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | χαράσσω | to sharpen; to engrave, carve, write, draw, stamp |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰer- | to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines |