Where does “veikart” come from?
veikart (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål kart, 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.
veikart (Norwegian Bokmål): a road map
Definitions
- a road map
Ancestry of “veikart”, step by step
veikart traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål kart
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | kart | unripe fruit or berries; a map |
| 2 | Latin | charta | papyrus, paper; poem, a writing; map |
| 3 | French | cartel | a cartel |
| 4 | Italian | cartello | sign, notice, placard, signboard; signpost, road... |
| 5 | Italian | carta | paper; map; menu |
| 6 | Latin | carta | papyrus; letter etc |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | χάρτης | sheet of paper, paper; book |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | χαράσσω | to sharpen; to engrave, carve, write, draw, stamp |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰer- | to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines |