Cartridge
/ˈkɑːr.trɪdʒ/noun
A container holding ammunition, ink, or other material for use in a device.
Did you know?Cartridge comes through French from Italian cartoccio, meaning a paper cone or packet, showing how a simple folded wrapper became the standard term for ammunition.
Etymological Timeline
Late Latin
LL
carta
“paper, sheet of paper”
Italian
IT
cartoccio
“a paper wrapper, cone, or packet”
French
OF
cartouche
“a roll, packet, or case for powder and shot”
16th Century
English
cartrage
“a case or paper packet for gunpowder”
Modern English
EN
cartridge
“a self-contained case of ammunition or other material for use in a device”