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Where does “carteirista” come from?

carteirista (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese carteira, from Galician 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.

carteirista (Portuguese): pickpocket

Definitions

  1. pickpocket

Ancestry of “carteirista”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesecarteirawallet; small handbag; writing desk
2Galiciancartaletter, correspondence; playing card;...
3Old Portuguesecarta—
4Latinchartapapyrus, paper; poem, a writing; map
5Frenchcartela cartel
6Italiancartellosign, notice, placard, signboard; signpost, road...
7Italiancartapaper; map; menu
8Latincartapapyrus; letter etc
9Ancient Greekχάρτηςsheet of paper, paper; book
10Ancient Greekχαράσσωto sharpen; to engrave, carve, write, draw, stamp
11Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰer-to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines
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