English

flipcard

From flip + card.

A compound of flip + card

Middle English filippen ‘to make a signal or sound with thumb and…’

English flip

Ancient Greek χάρτης ‘paper, papyrus’

Latin charta ‘papyrus, paper’

Old French carte

Middle English carde ‘playing card’

English card

Today it means

noun Synonym of flashcard (“card to aid memorization, with a cue on one side and a response on the other”).

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Etymograph / flipcard