myEtymology.com: English etymology of cartoonist

Etymology of the English word cartoonist

the English word cartoonist

derived from the English word cartoon

derived from the French word carton

derived from the Italian word cartone

derived 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))