English

gamecard

From game + card.

A compound of game + card

Proto-Germanic *gamaną ‘amusement, pleasure’

Proto-West Germanic *gaman ‘pleasure, fun, amusement’

Old English gamen ‘sport, game, pastime’

Middle English game

English game

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 used as part of a game, such as a bingo or keno card or a scratch card.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / gamecard