cartable

cartable

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Old Norse kartrbor.
Proto-Germanic *kradô
Proto-West Germanic *krat
Old English crætder.
Middle English cart
English cart
Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr
Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom
Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis
Proto-Italic *-ðlis
Latin -bilis
Latin -ābilis
Old French -ablebor.
Middle English -able
English -able
English cartable

    From cart + -able.

    Adjective

    cartable (comparative more cartable, superlative most cartable)

    1. Able to be carted or carried.
      a device of cartable size
    2. (chiefly India) Able to be traveled by cart.
      a cartable road

    Anagrams

    French

    Etymology

    Related to carte, but of unclear formation.

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    cartable m (plural cartables)

    1. (France, Switzerland) satchel; schoolbag
    2. (Canada) ring binder

    Descendants

    • → Vietnamese: cạc-táp

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