Where does “Cordoșan” come from?
Cordoșan (Romanian) comes from Romanian Cordoș, from Hungarian kardos, from Hungarian kard, from English card, from Middle English carde, from Old French carte, from Latin charta, from French cartel — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.
Ancestry of “Cordoșan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | Cordoș | — |
| 2 | Hungarian | kardos | sworded, sabred wearing a sword/sabre |
| 3 | Hungarian | kard | sword |
| 4 | English | card | A playing card; Any game using playing cards; a... |
| 5 | Middle English | carde | playing card |
| 6 | Old French | carte | Alternative form of chartre |
| 7 | Latin | charta | papyrus, paper; poem, a writing; map |
| 8 | French | cartel | a cartel |
| 9 | Italian | cartello | sign, notice, placard, signboard; signpost, road... |
| 10 | Italian | carta | paper; map; menu |
| 11 | Latin | carta | papyrus; letter etc |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | χάρτης | sheet of paper, paper; book |
| 13 | Ancient Greek | χαράσσω | to sharpen; to engrave, carve, write, draw, stamp |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰer- | to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines |