Where does “leidchárta” come from?
leidchárta (Irish) comes from Irish cárta, from Middle English carde, from Old French carte, from Latin charta, from French cartel, from Italian cartello, from Italian carta, from Latin carta — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.
leidchárta (Irish): cue card
Definitions
- cue card
Ancestry of “leidchárta”, step by step
leidchárta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Irish cárta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irish | cárta | card |
| 2 | Middle English | carde | playing card |
| 3 | Old French | carte | Alternative form of chartre |
| 4 | Latin | charta | papyrus, paper; poem, a writing; map |
| 5 | French | cartel | a cartel |
| 6 | Italian | cartello | sign, notice, placard, signboard; signpost, road... |
| 7 | Italian | carta | paper; map; menu |
| 8 | Latin | carta | papyrus; letter etc |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | χάρτης | sheet of paper, paper; book |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | χαράσσω | to sharpen; to engrave, carve, write, draw, stamp |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰer- | to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines |
via Irish leid
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irish | leid | hint, inkling; prompt; pointer, clue |