Where does “carta musica” come from?

carta musica (Italian) comes from Italian carta, from Latin carta, from Ancient Greek χάρτης, from Ancient Greek χαράσσω, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.

carta musica (Italian): A type of very thin, crisp flatbread from...

Definitions

  1. A type of very thin, crisp flatbread from...

Ancestry of “carta musica”, step by step

carta musica traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian carta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancartapaper; map; menu
2Latincartapapyrus; letter etc
3Ancient Greekχάρτηςsheet of paper, paper; book
4Ancient Greekχαράσσωto sharpen; to engrave, carve, write, draw, stamp
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰer-to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines

via Italian musica

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianmusicamusic; third-person singular present indicative...
2Latinmūsica—
3Ancient Greekμουσικήnominative feminine singular of μουσικός; any of...
4Ancient GreekμοῦσαAlternative letter-case form of Μοῦσᾰ; music,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- →Every word from Ancient Greek χαράσσω →Every word from Ancient Greek χάρτης →