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