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