English
chartula
Chartula comes from Latin chartula ‘little paper’, from Ancient Greek χᾰρᾰ́σσω ‘to scratch’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰer-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵʰer-1‘to scratch’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEχᾰρᾰ́σσω1khărắssō‘to scratch’
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEχάρτης2khártēs‘sheet of paper’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcharta2‘papyrus, paper’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEchartula3‘little paper’
- Englishtodaychartula3
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
- 1 Wiktionary, Ancient Greek χάρτης, which cites Beekes, Chantraine
- 2 Wiktionary, Latin chartula
- 3 Wiktionary, English chartula
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵʰer-Wiktionary, Ancient Greek χάρτης, which cites Beekes, Chantraine‘to scratch’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEχᾰρᾰ́σσωWiktionary, Ancient Greek χάρτης, which cites Beekes, Chantrainekhărắssō‘to scratch’
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEχάρτηςWiktionary, Latin chartulakhártēs‘sheet of paper’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEchartaWiktionary, Latin chartula‘papyrus, paper’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEchartulaWiktionary, English chartula‘little paper’
- EnglishtodaychartulaWiktionary, English chartula
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰer- ‘to scratch’
girl, rocket, chronic, chorus, synchronous, crony, urchin, synchronize, cron, germanium, 33 more
through Ancient Greek χάρτης ‘sheet of paper’
through Latin charta ‘papyrus, paper’
card, cartridge, cartel, carton, carte, cartography, cartouche, 10 more
Today it means
noun A small piece of paper for the storage of one dose of a medicinal powder.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “chartula”; the older steps come from the Wiktionary entries for Ancient Greek χάρτης, Latin chartula. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰer- / chartula