Where does “descartable” come from?
descartable (Spanish) comes from Spanish descartar, from Spanish carta, from Latin charta, from French cartel, from Italian cartello, from Italian carta, from Latin carta, from Ancient Greek χάρτης — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.
descartable (Spanish): discardable, able to rule out
Definitions
- discardable, able to rule out
Ancestry of “descartable”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | descartar | to rule out; to discard |
| 2 | Spanish | carta | letter; map; menu |
| 3 | Latin | charta | papyrus, paper; poem, a writing; map |
| 4 | French | cartel | a cartel |
| 5 | Italian | cartello | sign, notice, placard, signboard; signpost, road... |
| 6 | Italian | carta | paper; map; menu |
| 7 | Latin | carta | papyrus; letter etc |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | χάρτης | sheet of paper, paper; book |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | χαράσσω | to sharpen; to engrave, carve, write, draw, stamp |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰer- | to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines |