Where does “картонный” come from?
картонный (Russian) comes from Russian карто́н, from German Karton, from French carton, from Italian cartone, from Italian carta, from Latin carta, from Ancient Greek χάρτης, from Ancient Greek χαράσσω — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.
картонный (Russian): cardboard; unnatural
Definitions
- cardboard; unnatural
Ancestry of “картонный”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | карто́н | cardboard, paperboard |
| 2 | German | Karton | carton; cardboard box; cardboard, paperboard;... |
| 3 | French | carton | cardboard; carton, cardboard box; target |
| 4 | Italian | cartone | cardboard, paperboard; carton, box; cartoon |
| 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 |