- καρτός
- καρτόςGrammatical information: adj.Meaning: adjunct of onion, garlic (πράσον, κρόμμυον) `cut', τὸ καρτόν `chive' (Dsc., Gal., Gp.); also of clothes, `(finely) cut'? (IG 22 1514, 39f.; χλανίς, χλανίσκιον); καρτοί κεκουρευμένοι H.Origin: XX [etym. unknown]Etymology: - Verbal adjective of κείρω (s. v.); but no form *καρτος is known. For the connection with onion cf. NHG Schnittlauch (chive) and Knoblauch (garlic), from OHG klobo-louh to OE clufu `onion' and OHG klioban `klieben, split'; Lat. sectīle porrum `chive'. So the etym. remains uncertain.Page in Frisk: 1,794
Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό). Robert S.P.. 2010.