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One hundred facts that are interesting but ultimately useless.

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"Cartoon"
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"Cartoon"
- etymology -

​​The term "cartoon" (referring to either an illustration or an animation) derives through French ("carton") from the Italian word "cartone", which is composed of the word "carta" (meaning "paper" or "map") and the suffix "-one" (signifying increased importance or scale).

"Carta" ultimately comes from Ancient Greek ("khartes", meaning "paper" or "book") and is also the origin of "card" and "chart".


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