Where does “плацкартный” come from?
плацкартный (Russian) comes from Russian плацкарта, from German Platzkarte, from German karte, from Middle High German karte, from Old French carte, from Latin charta, from French cartel, from Italian cartello — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.
плацкартный (Russian): reserved-seat (train) ticket
Definitions
- reserved-seat (train) ticket
Ancestry of “плацкартный”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | плацкарта | reserved-seat ticket, seat reservation ticket |
| 2 | German | Platzkarte | seat reservation ticket; table reservation card |
| 3 | German | karte | card flat, normally rectangular piece of stiff paper, plastic etc |
| 4 | Middle High German | karte | — |
| 5 | Old French | carte | Alternative form of chartre |
| 6 | Latin | charta | papyrus, paper; poem, a writing; map |
| 7 | French | cartel | a cartel |
| 8 | Italian | cartello | sign, notice, placard, signboard; signpost, road... |
| 9 | Italian | carta | paper; map; menu |
| 10 | Latin | carta | papyrus; letter etc |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | χάρτης | sheet of paper, paper; book |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | χαράσσω | to sharpen; to engrave, carve, write, draw, stamp |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰer- | to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines |