Where does “cartapecora” come from?

cartapecora (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.

cartapecora (Italian): parchment, vellum

Definitions

  1. parchment, vellum

Ancestry of “cartapecora”, step by step

cartapecora 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 pecora

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianpecorasheep; ewe; sheep, milksop
2Latinpecoranominative plural of pecus; accusative plural of...
3Latinpecūcattle
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeḱu-sheep; cattle; livestock, domestic animals

Words derived from “cartapecora”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- →