Where does “carteira” come from?
carteira (Portuguese) comes from Galician carta, from Old Portuguese carta, from Latin charta, from French cartel, from Italian cartello, from Italian carta, from Latin carta, from Ancient Greek χάρτης — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.
carteira (Portuguese): wallet; small handbag; writing desk
Definitions
- wallet; small handbag; writing desk
Ancestry of “carteira”, step by step
carteira traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Galician carta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Galician | carta | letter, correspondence; playing card;... |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | carta | — |
| 3 | Latin | charta | papyrus, paper; poem, a writing; map |
| 4 | French | cartel | a cartel |
| 5 | Italian | cartello | sign, notice, placard, signboard; signpost, road... |
| 6 | Italian | carta | paper; map; menu |
| 7 | Latin | carta | papyrus; letter etc |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | χάρτης | sheet of paper, paper; book |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | χαράσσω | to sharpen; to engrave, carve, write, draw, stamp |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰer- | to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines |
via Portuguese carta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | carta | letter; chart, map; playing card |