Etymology of the English word cartogram
the English word
cartogramderived from the French word
cartogrammederived from the French word
cartographiederived from the Old French word
cartederived from the Medieval Latin word
charta (paper, papyrus; record)
derived from the Greek word
chartes, χάρτης (a sheet ('chart') of writing-material (as to be scribbled over))
using the French suffix
-grammederived from the Greek word
gramma, γράμμα (mark; a writing; a letter, note, epistle, book, etc.; plural learning)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*gerbh-Date
The earliest known usage of cartogram in English dates from the 20th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
