English
chartaceous
Chartaceous comes from Latin chartaceus ‘Of, similar to, or related to papyrus’, from Ancient Greek χᾰρᾰ́σσω ‘to scratch’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰer-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵʰer-‘to scratch’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEχᾰρᾰ́σσωkhărắssō‘to scratch’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEχάρτης‘papyrus, paper’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcharta‘papyrus, paper’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEchartaceus‘Of, similar to, or related to papyrus’
- Englishtodaychartaceous
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵʰer-‘to scratch’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEχᾰρᾰ́σσωkhărắssō‘to scratch’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEχάρτης‘papyrus, paper’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcharta‘papyrus, paper’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEchartaceus‘Of, similar to, or related to papyrus’
- Englishtodaychartaceous
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰer- ‘to scratch’
girl, rocket, chronic, chorus, crony, synchronous, urchin, synchronize, cron, germanium, 33 more
through Ancient Greek χάρτης ‘papyrus, paper’
through Latin charta ‘papyrus, paper’
card, cartridge, cartel, carton, carte, cartography, cartouche, 10 more
Today it means
adj Resembling paper or parchment; papery.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰer- / chartaceous