myEtymology.com: Italian etymology of cartone

Etymology of the Italian word cartone

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))

French carton

Dutch karton, English carton, French carton, German Karton, Lithuanian kartonas, Norwegian kartong, Russian каpтoн, Swedish kartong