Where does “cairtchlár” come from?
cairtchlár (Irish) comes from Irish cairt, from Old Irish cairt, 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.
cairtchlár (Irish): cardboard
Ancestry of “cairtchlár”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Irish | cairt | chart; charter; parchment, deed |
| 2 | Old Irish | cairt | — |
| 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 |