cartello

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /karˈtɛl.lo/
• Rhymes: -ɛllo
• Hyphenation: car‧tèl‧lo

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Ancient Greek χάρτης (khártēs)bor.

Latin charta

Italian carta

Proto-Indo-European *-lós

Proto-Indo-European *-elós

Proto-Italic *-elos

Latin -lus

Latin -ellus

Italian -ello

Italian cartello

From carta. Compare Sicilian carteḍḍu.

Noun

cartello m (plural cartelli)

1. sign, notice, placard, signboard
2. signpost, road sign

   Synonym: cartello stradale

3. shop sign

Related terms

• cartellino
• cartellone

Descendants

• → French: cartel
  • → Dutch: kartel
  • → German: Kartell
    • → Dutch: kartel, (obsolete) cartel
      • Indonesian: kartel
    • → English: cartel
      • → Spanish: cártel
    • → Italian: cartello
  • → Portuguese: cartel
  • → Swedish: kartell
  • → Turkish: kartel

Etymology 2

Etymology tree

Ancient Greek χάρτης (khártēs)bor.

Latin charta

Italian carta

Proto-Indo-European *-lós

Proto-Indo-European *-elós

Proto-Italic *-elos

Latin -lus

Latin -ellus

Italian -ello

Italian cartellobor.

French cartelbor.

German Kartellbor.

Italian cartello

Borrowed from German Kartell, from Italian cartello via French cartel. Doublet of etymology 1.

Noun

cartello m (plural cartelli)

1. (economics) cartel, syndicate

   Synonym: insegna

Related terms

• cartellista

Further reading

• cartello on the Italian Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^it

Anagrams

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