Where does “alcatraz” come from?

alcatraz (Spanish) comes from Arabic قرطاس, from Arabic قِرْطَاس, from Aramaic קַרְטֵיסָא, from Ancient Greek χάρτης, from Ancient Greek χαράσσω, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.

alcatraz (Spanish): gannet; roll of paper, paper cone, cornet; arum

Definitions

  1. gannet; roll of paper, paper cone, cornet; arum

Ancestry of “alcatraz”, step by step

alcatraz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Arabic قرطاس

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicقرطاسpaper, page; book, scroll, parchment; papyrus
2Arabicقِرْطَاسpaper, page
3Aramaicקַרְטֵיסָא—
4Ancient Greekχάρτηςsheet of paper, paper; book
5Ancient Greekχαράσσωto sharpen; to engrave, carve, write, draw, stamp
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰer-to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines

via Arabic الْغَطَّاس

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicالْغَطَّاس—

Words derived from “alcatraz”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- →Every word from Ancient Greek χαράσσω →Every word from Ancient Greek χάρτης →