Where does “cartelă” come from?
cartelă (Romanian) comes from Romanian cartel, from French cartel, from Italian cartello, from Italian carta, from Latin carta, from Ancient Greek χάρτης, from Ancient Greek χαράσσω, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.
cartelă (Romanian): card typically a telephone, travel or access card
Definitions
- card typically a telephone, travel or access card
Ancestry of “cartelă”, step by step
cartelă traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Romanian cartel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | cartel | cartel |
| 2 | French | cartel | a cartel |
| 3 | Italian | cartello | sign, notice, placard, signboard; signpost, road... |
| 4 | Italian | carta | paper; map; menu |
| 5 | Latin | carta | papyrus; letter etc |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | χάρτης | sheet of paper, paper; book |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | χαράσσω | to sharpen; to engrave, carve, write, draw, stamp |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰer- | to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines |