Where does “gipszkarton” come from?
gipszkarton (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian karton, from German Karton, from French carton, from Italian cartone, from Italian carta, from Latin carta, from Ancient Greek χάρτης, from Ancient Greek χαράσσω — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.
gipszkarton (Hungarian): drywall, gypsum board, plasterboard, wallboard a building material comprising a sheet of gypsum sandwiched between two pieces of heavy paper, used mainly for interior walls and ceilings
Definitions
- drywall, gypsum board, plasterboard, wallboard a building material comprising a sheet of gypsum sandwiched between two pieces of heavy paper, used mainly for interior walls and ceilings
Ancestry of “gipszkarton”, step by step
gipszkarton traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian karton
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | karton | cotton; cardboard, carton |
| 2 | German | Karton | carton; cardboard box; cardboard, paperboard;... |
| 3 | French | carton | cardboard; carton, cardboard box; target |
| 4 | Italian | cartone | cardboard, paperboard; carton, box; cartoon |
| 5 | Italian | carta | paper; map; menu |
| 6 | Latin | carta | papyrus; letter etc |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | χάρτης | sheet of paper, paper; book |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | χαράσσω | to sharpen; to engrave, carve, write, draw, stamp |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰer- | to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines |