Where does “քարտուղար” come from?
քարտուղար (Old Armenian) comes from Ancient Greek χαρτουλάριος, from Latin chartulārius, from Latin chartula, from Latin charta, from French cartel, from Italian cartello, from Italian carta, from Latin carta — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.
քարտուղար (Old Armenian): secretary; chancellor
Ancestry of “քարտուղար”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | χαρτουλάριος | keeper of archives |
| 2 | Latin | chartulārius | — |
| 3 | Latin | chartula | Diminutive of charta a little paper; memorandum |
| 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 |
Words derived from “քարտուղար”