Where does “specialkarta” come from?
specialkarta (Swedish) comes from Swedish karta, from Latin charta, from French cartel, from Italian cartello, from Italian carta, from Latin carta, from Ancient Greek χάρτης, from Ancient Greek χαράσσω — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.
specialkarta (Swedish): a large-scale map folded into the main map or nautical chart
Definitions
- a large-scale map folded into the main map or nautical chart
Ancestry of “specialkarta”, step by step
specialkarta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish karta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | karta | a map |
| 2 | Latin | charta | papyrus, paper; poem, a writing; map |
| 3 | French | cartel | a cartel |
| 4 | Italian | cartello | sign, notice, placard, signboard; signpost, road... |
| 5 | Italian | carta | paper; map; menu |
| 6 | Latin | carta | papyrus; letter etc |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | χάρτης | sheet of paper, paper; book |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | χαράσσω | to sharpen; to engrave, carve, write, draw, stamp |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰer- | to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines |
via Swedish special
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | special | a large-scale map folded into the main map or nautical chart |