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Cartesius
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German
de:
Alternative forms
de Kartesius rare, dated
Etymology
de la-new Cartesius.
Pronunciation
de [kaʁˈteːzɪʊs]
de Car te si us
Proper noun
surname
de
Declension
surname
Derived terms
de cartesisch
Related terms
de Cartesianismus
See also
de Hugo Cartesius, de Renatus Cartesius
de Claudius, de Grotius, de Lipsius
Latin
Etymology
Derived from la frm Descartes, one of several surnames originating in the Reformation period denoting support for the compromise of religious charters for each municipality, indicating adherence to a Catholic or Protestant denomination. Compare also the surname of his mother René_Descartes#Life Brochard and the Germanic variant de Broschart, corresponding to la pro- for, supporting, on behalf of charta charter.
Pronunciation
Cartesius
Proper noun
Cartesius<2>
la famously held by:
René Descartes (Latinized to la Renātus Cartesius).
Declension
Cartesius<2>
la surnames from French