Where does “cărțulie” come from?
cărțulie (Romanian) comes from Romanian carte, from Latin charta, from French cartel, from Italian cartello, from Italian carta, from Latin carta, from Ancient Greek χάρτης, from Ancient Greek χαράσσω — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.
cărțulie (Romanian): small book
Definitions
- small book
Ancestry of “cărțulie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | carte | book; card; plural of cartă |
| 2 | Latin | charta | papyrus, paper; poem, a writing; map |
| 3 | French | cartel | a cartel |
| 4 | Italian | cartello | sign, notice, placard, signboard; signpost, road... |
| 5 | Italian | carta | paper; map; menu |
| 6 | Latin | carta | papyrus; letter etc |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | χάρτης | sheet of paper, paper; book |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | χαράσσω | to sharpen; to engrave, carve, write, draw, stamp |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰer- | to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines |