English
carte
Carte comes from French carte ‘card’, from Latin charta ‘papyrus, paper’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰer- ‘to scratch’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵʰer-‘to scratch’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEχᾰρᾰ́σσωkhărắssō‘to scratch’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEχάρτης‘paper’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcharta‘papyrus, paper’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentcarte‘card’
- Englishearliest quotation 1869carte
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵʰer-‘to scratch’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEχᾰρᾰ́σσωkhărắssō‘to scratch’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEχάρτης‘paper’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcharta‘papyrus, paper’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentcarte‘card’
- Englishearliest quotation 1869carte
Earliest quotation: 1869, Emma Jane Worboise, Confidences: “He only says she is Laura Somerset, and he…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰer- ‘to scratch’
girl, rocket, chronic, chorus, synchronous, urchin, crony, synchronize, cron, germanium, 33 more
through Ancient Greek χάρτης ‘paper’
through Latin charta ‘papyrus, paper’
card, chart, cartridge, carton, cartouche, 11 more
through French carte ‘card’
Today it means
noun A bill of fare; a menu.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰer- / carte