Where does “cartão-postal” come from?
cartão-postal (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese cartão, from Portuguese carta, from Old Portuguese carta, from Latin charta, from French cartel, from Italian cartello, from Italian carta, from Latin carta — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.
cartão-postal (Portuguese): postcard picture sent over the mail without an envelope
Definitions
- postcard picture sent over the mail without an envelope
Ancestry of “cartão-postal”, step by step
cartão-postal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Portuguese cartão
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | cartão | card; cardboard |
| 2 | Portuguese | carta | letter; chart, map; playing card |
| 3 | Old Portuguese | carta | — |
| 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 |
via Portuguese postal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | postal | postal; postcard |