English
cartouche
Cartouche comes from Italian cartuccia ‘cartridge’, from carta ‘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 BCEχάρτηςkhártēs‘sheet of paper’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcharta‘papyrus, paper’
- Italianc. 1300–presentcarta‘paper’
- Italian, derivedc. 1300–presentcartuccia‘cartridge’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentcartouche
- Englishearliest quotation 1887cartouche
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 BCEχάρτηςkhártēs‘sheet of paper’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcharta‘papyrus, paper’
- Italianc. 1300–presentcarta‘paper’
- Italian, derivedc. 1300–presentcartuccia‘cartridge’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentcartouche
- Englishearliest quotation 1887cartouche
Earliest quotation: 1887, H. Rider Haggard: “Besides the uncial writing on the convex side of…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰer- ‘to scratch’
girl, rocket, chronic, chorus, synchronous, crony, urchin, synchronize, cron, germanium, 34 more
through Ancient Greek χάρτης ‘sheet of paper’
through Latin charta ‘papyrus, paper’
card, chart, cartel, carte, cartography, 11 more
through French cartouche
Today it means
noun An ornamental figure, often on an oval shield.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰer- / cartouche