Where does “κωλόχαρτο” come from?
κωλόχαρτο (Greek) comes from Greek χαρτί, from Koine Greek χαρτίον, from Ancient Greek χάρτης, from Ancient Greek χαράσσω, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.
κωλόχαρτο (Greek): bumfodder, asswipe; Any paper deemed to be...
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- bumfodder, asswipe; Any paper deemed to be...
Ancestry of “κωλόχαρτο”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Greek | χαρτί | paper |
| 2 | Koine Greek | χαρτίον | paper, papyrus |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | χάρτης | sheet of paper, paper; book |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | χαράσσω | to sharpen; to engrave, carve, write, draw, stamp |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰer- | to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines |