Where does “vegakort” come from?
vegakort (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic kort, from Old Norse kort, 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.
vegakort (Icelandic): road map
Definitions
- road map
Ancestry of “vegakort”, step by step
vegakort traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic kort
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | kort | map; postcard, card; debit card |
| 2 | Old Norse | kort | a map |
| 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 |