English

pushcard

From push + card.

A compound of push + card

Latin pellō ‘to push, drive; to strike’

Latin pulsō ‘to push, strike, beat’

Old French poulser

Middle French pousser

Middle English pushen

English push

Ancient Greek χάρτης ‘paper, papyrus’

Latin charta ‘papyrus, paper’

Old French carte

Middle English carde ‘playing card’

English card

Today it means

noun A punchboard.

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

Etymograph / pushcard