Where does “kartero” come from?
kartero (Tagalog) comes from Spanish cartero, 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.
kartero (Tagalog): mailman; postman
Definitions
- mailman; postman
Ancestry of “kartero”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | cartero | postman |
| 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 |