Meaning

noun a humorous or satirical drawing published in a newspaper or magazine

noun a film made by photographing a series of cartoon drawings to give the illusion of movement when projected in rapid sequence

verb draw cartoons of

originIn British English first, from French carton (“sketch, cardboard, card”), from Italian cartone (“cardboard, carton, box”), augmentative of carta (“paper”), from Latin carta (“papyrus, paper”), from Ancient Greek χάρτης (khártēs) (see there for further etymology). Doublet of carton and card.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0