Where does “cărturar” come from?
cărturar (Romanian) comes from Late Latin chartularius, 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.
cărturar (Romanian): learned man, bookman, well-read man, (great) scholar, academic
Definitions
- learned man, bookman, well-read man, (great) scholar, academic
Ancestry of “cărturar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Late Latin | chartularius | keeper of archives |
| 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 |