Where does “carteiro” come from?
carteiro (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.
carteiro (Portuguese): postman; mailman
Definitions
- postman; mailman
Ancestry of “carteiro”, step by step
carteiro traces back through 3 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 Galician cuarto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Galician | cuarto | bedroom; any room of a house; fourth; quarter |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | quarto | quarter |
| 3 | Latin | quārtus | fourth |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷeturtos | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷetwóres | four |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷe- | and |
via Galician la
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Galician | la | Alternative form of a; la; A |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | lãa | wool, fleece |
| 3 | Latin | lāna | wool |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂ | wool |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -nós | Creates verbal adjectives from roots |