Where does “Rückfahrkarte” come from?
Rückfahrkarte (German) comes from German Fahrkarte, 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.
Rückfahrkarte (German): return ticket
Definitions
- return ticket
Ancestry of “Rückfahrkarte”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Fahrkarte | fare ticket |
| 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 |