Etymograph

English

farecard

From fare + card.

A compound of fare + card

Middle English fare

English fare

Ancient Greek χάρτης ‘paper, papyrus’

Latin charta ‘papyrus, paper’

Old French carte

Middle English carde ‘playing card’

English card

Today it means

noun A card that is paid for in advance and can be used as fare on mass transit: this is printed on or magnetized.

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