Where does “pizzakartong” come from?

pizzakartong (Swedish) comes from Swedish kartong, from French carton, from Italian cartone, from Italian carta, from Latin carta, from Ancient Greek χάρτης, from Ancient Greek χαράσσω, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.

pizzakartong (Swedish): a pizza box (container for carrying pizza)

Definitions

  1. a pizza box (container for carrying pizza)

Ancestry of “pizzakartong”, step by step

pizzakartong traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish kartong

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishkartongcardboard
2Frenchcartoncardboard; carton, cardboard box; target
3Italiancartonecardboard, paperboard; carton, box; cartoon
4Italiancartapaper; map; menu
5Latincartapapyrus; letter etc
6Ancient Greekχάρτηςsheet of paper, paper; book
7Ancient Greekχαράσσωto sharpen; to engrave, carve, write, draw, stamp
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰer-to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines

via Swedish pizza

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishpizzapizza
2Italianpizzapizza; reel; something very monotonous and...
3Neapolitanpizzapizza
4Byzantine Greekπίταcake, pie; pie; Alternative form of πίττα , Attic...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer-Every word from Ancient Greek χαράσσωEvery word from Ancient Greek χάρτης