Etymology of the French word carton
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 French dates from the 16th century.
Derivations in French
cartonnage,
cartonné,
cartonner,
cartonnerie,
encartonner,
cartonnier,
cartonneux,
décartonnerDerivations in other languages
English
carton, English
cartoon, Romanian
cartonCognates
Dutch
karton, English
carton, German
Karton, Italian
cartone, Lithuanian
kartonas, Norwegian
kartong, Russian
каpтoн, Swedish
kartong
