I know that's what Microsoft calls their dictionary. But why do they call it that?
2006-07-10 02:00:36 · 4 answers · asked by BillyFred 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Trivia
The only definition I found for Encarta is this....Encarta is a digital multimedia encyclopedia published by Microsoft Corporation. My guess is it's just a product name someone came up with.
2006-07-10 03:08:41 · answer #1 · answered by whtecloud 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"encarta" is middle Latin for "chartered", in the sense of set aside for a specified purpose.The word "carta" means "charter", is in Magna Carta - the Grand Charter. Here "carta" is the related verb, "to charter", and EN is a prefix indication "put into effect" as in enact, enable, enliven.
2006-07-16 03:33:10 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
EN is the Latin derivitave for IN or ON. CARTA is the Latin derivitive for LETTER (as in a written paper) hence ONPAPER or INLETTER.
Hope this helps.
2006-07-16 21:07:52 · answer #3 · answered by Bambino 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think it is a greek derivative which means
SEPARATE articles
En - encyclopedia
carta-separate
2006-07-10 05:01:54 · answer #4 · answered by Nikhil 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋