Etymology

postcard

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Today it means: A rectangular piece of thick paper or thin cardboard, typically used for sending messages by mail without the need for an envelope. Full definition →

English card ← Middle English carde ← Old French carte
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ep
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂epó
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂pó
  4. Proto-Italic*po
  5. Proto-Indo-European*teḱ-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*tḱéytibf.
  7. Proto-Indo-European*tḱey-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*tḱinéti
  9. Proto-Italic*sinō
  10. Proto-Italic*pozinō
  11. Latinpōnō
  12. Latinposita
  13. Italianposta
  14. Middle Frenchposte
  15. Englishpost
  16. Ancient Greekχάρτης (khártēs)
  17. Latincharta
  18. Old Frenchcarte
  19. Middle Englishcarde
  20. Englishcard
  21. English todaypostcard

From post + card.

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