Where does “χαρτομαντεία” come from?
χαρτομαντεία (Greek) comes from French cartomancie, from 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.
χαρτομαντεία (Greek): cartomancy
Ancestry of “χαρτομαντεία”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | cartomancie | cartomancy |
| 2 | French | carte | card; chart; map; menu |
| 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 |