English word cartoon comes from Ancient Greek χάρτης, French χάρτης, and later Latin carta (Letter etc. Papyrus (sheet of).)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| χάρτης | Ancient Greek (grc) | |
| χάρτης | French (fr) | |
| carta | Latin (lat) | Letter etc. Papyrus (sheet of). |
| charta | French (fr) | |
| carta | Italian (it) | Map. Menu. Paper (the material). |
| carton | French (fr) | (arts) sketch; cartoon. (cartography) inset map. Card. Cardboard. Carton, cardboard box. Target. |
| cartoon | English (en) | (arts, comics, animation) To draw a cartoon. (animation) An animated piece of film which is often but not exclusively humorous.. (arts) An artist's preliminary sketch.. (comics) A drawing satirising current public figures.. (comics) A humorous drawing, often with a caption, or a strip of such drawings, humoristic comics of short duration and that contains strong critics of the daily to daily [...] |