ENGLISH ROOT WORD: chart, card from Greek khartes

 

 

【chart, card】 are word -forming element
usually meaning "paper, chart, card, map"
from Greek "khartes"

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[WORD ROOT]root chart
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] chart, cartoon, carton, card
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Greek) khartes
[MEANING]root paper, chart, card, map

 

 

 

【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ENTYMOLOGY】

• 【French】 charte [from Late Latin charta] card, map
• 【Greek】 khartes leaf of paper, papyrus leaf
• 【Latin】 charta [from Greek khartes] paper, card, map; papyrus leaf

[LIST OF ENGLISH WORD]

card, carton, cartoon, cartoonist, chart, charter, postcard

Please see Word information in detail as follows;

card [noun] from card < chart
【DEFINITION】 ① a small piece of stiff paper that is marked with symbols or pictures to show its value, comes in a set, and is used for playing games (such as poker)
② a game played with a deck of cards; a card game
③ used figuratively to refer to something that gives you an advantage when you are trying to make a deal or reach an agreement
【pl.】 cards
【DERIVATIVEs】 carder, carding, card
【ROOTs】 card(chart); chart, paper, card, map

carton [noun] from carton < chart
【DEFINITION】 ① a light box or container usually made of cardboard or plastic
② a box containing things that have been packed together so they can be sold or moved
【PRIMARY MEANING】 thin pasteboard,
【pl.】 cartons
【ROOTs】 carton(chart); chart, paper, card, map

cartoon [noun] from cartoon < chart
【DEFINITION】 A cartoon is a humorous drawing or series of drawings in a newspaper or magazine.
【PRIMARY MEANING】 a drawing on strong paper
【pl.】 cartoons
【DERIVATIVEs】 cartoon, cartoonist
【ROOTs】 cartoon(chart); chart, paper, card, map

cartoonist [noun] from cartoon < chart
【DEFINITION】 A cartoonist is a person whose job is to draw cartoons for newspapers and magazines.
【pl.】 cartoonists
【DERIVATIVEs】 cartoon, cartoonist
【ROOTs】 ⑴ cartoon(chart); chart, paper, card, map ⑵ ist; noun suffix

chart [noun] from chart
【DEFINITION】 A chart is a diagram, picture, or graph which is intended to make information easier to understand.
【PRIMARY MEANING】 map for the use of navigators,
【pl.】 charts
【DERIVATIVEs】 chartable, chart
【ROOTs】 chart; chart

 

charter [noun] from charter < chart
【DEFINITION】 A charter is a formal document describing the rights, aims, or principles of an organization or group of people.
【PRIMARY MEANING】 formal written instrument bestowing privileges and rights, serving as legal evidence of them,
【pl.】 charters
【DERIVATIVEs】 charterable, charterless, charter
【SYNONYM】 constitution
【ROOTs】 ⑴ chart; chart ⑵ er(le); diminutive suffix

postcard [noun] from card < chart
【DEFINITION】 A postcard is a piece of thin card, often with a picture on one side, which you can write on and send to people without using an envelope.
【pl.】 postcards
【ROOTs】 ⑴ post(pose); put, place, cease ⑵ card(chart); chart, paper, card, map

Other word list containing chart, card; carding, carder, chartable, charterable, charterless

【OTHER ROOTs; 】

change
cer-, cern-, cert-
center-, centri-, centr-
cent-, centi-
celer-
cel-
cede-, cess-
caus, cuse
caust-, calm-
cast-

ENGLISH ROOT WORD: change from Latin cambire, cambiare

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