Where does “tollchárta” come from?

tollchárta (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.

tollchárta (Irish): punch-card

Definitions

  1. punch-card

Ancestry of “tollchárta”, step by step

tollchárta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Irish cárta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishcártacard
2Middle Englishcardeplaying card
3Old FrenchcarteAlternative form of chartre
4Latinchartapapyrus, paper; poem, a writing; map
5Frenchcartela cartel
6Italiancartellosign, notice, placard, signboard; signpost, road...
7Italiancartapaper; map; menu
8Latincartapapyrus; letter etc
9Ancient Greekχάρτηςsheet of paper, paper; book
10Ancient Greekχαράσσωto sharpen; to engrave, carve, write, draw, stamp
11Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰer-to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines

via Irish toll

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishtollhole, hollow; posterior, buttocks; pierced,...
2Old Irishtollaidpierces; penetrates
3Old Irishtollpierced, perforated; hollow, empty; hole, hollow;...
4Proto-Celtictullospierced, perforated; hollow
5Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- →Every word from Ancient Greek χαράσσω →Every word from Ancient Greek χάρτης →