Where does “kōrtõz” come from?
kōrtõz (Livonian) comes from Latvian kārts, 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.
kōrtõz (Livonian): card
Definitions
- card
Ancestry of “kōrtõz”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latvian | kārts | pole, post; pole used in pole vault competitions;... |
| 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 |