Meaning

noun a visual display of information

noun a map designed to assist navigation by air or sea

verb make a chart of

originBorrowed from Middle French charte (“card, map”), from Late Latin charta (“paper, card, map”), Latin charta (“papyrus, writing”), from Ancient Greek χάρτης (khártēs, “papyrus, thin sheet”). Doublet of card and carte; related to charter.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0