English
Kardex
Kardex comes from English card ‘data recorded on durable paper’.
- English1500–presentcard‘data recorded on durable paper’
- EnglishtodayKardex
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- English1500–presentcard‘data recorded on durable paper’
- EnglishtodayKardex
The story
From the trademarked name of a particular brand of card system; an alteration of card (‘data recorded on durable paper’) + -ex.
Every English word from English card
Today it means
noun A medical-patient information system which uses forms preprinted on durable card stock; loosely, any similar system for paper-based record-keeping.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / English card / Kardex