Cartoon is a Chinese transliteration of English cartoon. There are two different views on the etymology of this word: one thinks it comes from the French word "Carton"; The second is that it comes from the Italian word "cartone".
The history of cartoons
1833, French cartoonist Topfield published the first cartoon, The Story of Mr. Ya Bu.
1929, The Adventures of Tintin was created by the Belgian cartoonist Herge.
1880, the United States added a comic column to the newspaper Little Covenant World.
1895, American cartoonist Outcault's Yellow Child appeared in the Sunday special issue of Organized World.
After MacKay, American animators began to take a completely different path from their European counterparts. An animation era belonging to the new world is coming.