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Where does “карточный” come from?

карточный (Russian) comes from Russian ка́рточка, from Russian ка́рта, from Polish karta, from German karte, from Middle High German karte, from Old French carte, from Latin charta, from French cartel — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.

карточный (Russian): card

Definitions

  1. card

Ancestry of “карточный”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianка́рточка—
2Russianка́ртаplaying card; card
3Polishkartacard; playing card; debit card, credit card
4Germankarte—
5Middle High Germankarte—
6Old FrenchcarteAlternative form of chartre
7Latinchartapapyrus, paper; poem, a writing; map
8Frenchcartela cartel
9Italiancartellosign, notice, placard, signboard; signpost, road...
10Italiancartapaper; map; menu
11Latincartapapyrus; letter etc
12Ancient Greekχάρτηςsheet of paper, paper; book
13Ancient Greekχαράσσωto sharpen; to engrave, carve, write, draw, stamp
14Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰer-to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines
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