Where does “kad kredit” come from?
kad kredit (Malay) comes from Malay kad, from English card, from Middle English carde, from Old French carte, from Latin charta, from French cartel, from Italian cartello, from Italian carta — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.
kad kredit (Malay): credit card
Definitions
- credit card
Ancestry of “kad kredit”, step by step
kad kredit traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Malay kad
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malay | kad | card |
| 2 | English | card | A playing card; Any game using playing cards; a... |
| 3 | Middle English | carde | playing card |
| 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 English credit card
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | credit card | A plastic card, usually with a magnetic strip or... |