Where does “kredītkarte” come from?
kredītkarte (Latvian) comes from Latvian karte, from German karte, from Middle High German karte, from Old French carte, from Latin charta, from French cartel, from Italian cartello, from Italian carta — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.
kredītkarte (Latvian): credit card
Definitions
- credit card
Ancestry of “kredītkarte”, step by step
kredītkarte traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latvian karte
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latvian | karte | map, chart; document; identification; card; sheet... |
| 2 | German | karte | card flat, normally rectangular piece of stiff paper, plastic etc |
| 3 | Middle High German | karte | — |
| 4 | Old French | carte | Alternative form of chartre |
| 5 | Latin | charta | papyrus, paper; poem, a writing; map |
| 6 | French | cartel | a cartel |
| 7 | Italian | cartello | sign, notice, placard, signboard; signpost, road... |
| 8 | Italian | carta | paper; map; menu |
| 9 | Latin | carta | papyrus; letter etc |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | χάρτης | sheet of paper, paper; book |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | χαράσσω | to sharpen; to engrave, carve, write, draw, stamp |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰer- | to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines |
via Latvian kredīts
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latvian | kredīts | credit |