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Where does “chartulārius” come from?

chartulārius (Latin) comes from Latin chartula, from Latin charta, from French cartel, from Italian cartello, from Italian carta, from Latin carta, from Ancient Greek χάρτης, from Ancient Greek χαράσσω — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.

Ancestry of “chartulārius”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinchartulaDiminutive of charta a little paper; memorandum
2Latinchartapapyrus, paper; poem, a writing; map
3Frenchcartela cartel
4Italiancartellosign, notice, placard, signboard; signpost, road...
5Italiancartapaper; map; menu
6Latincartapapyrus; letter etc
7Ancient Greekχάρτηςsheet of paper, paper; book
8Ancient Greekχαράσσωto sharpen; to engrave, carve, write, draw, stamp
9Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰer-to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines
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