Where does “charter” come from?
charter (Swedish) comes from English charter, from Middle English charter, from Old French chartre, from Latin chartula, from Latin charta, from French cartel, from Italian cartello, from Italian carta — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.
charter (Swedish): charter trip
Definitions
- charter trip
Ancestry of “charter”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | charter | A document issued by some authority, creating a... |
| 2 | Middle English | charter | — |
| 3 | Old French | chartre | charter; covenant; written agreement; record;... |
| 4 | Latin | chartula | Diminutive of charta a little paper; memorandum |
| 5 | Latin | charta | papyrus, paper; poem, a writing; map |
| 6 | French | cartel | a cartel |
| 7 | Italian | cartello | sign, notice, placard, signboard; signpost, road... |
| 8 | Italian | carta | paper; map; menu |
| 9 | Latin | carta | papyrus; letter etc |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | χάρτης | sheet of paper, paper; book |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | χαράσσω | to sharpen; to engrave, carve, write, draw, stamp |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰer- | to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines |