Etymology of the English word carton
the English word
cartonderived from the French word
cartonderived from the Italian word
cartonederived 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))
Date
The earliest known usage of carton in English dates from the 19th century.
Cognates
Dutch
karton, French
carton, German
Karton, Italian
cartone, Lithuanian
kartonas, Norwegian
kartong, Russian
каpтoн, Swedish
kartongUsage
Word found in Modern English
