Where does “car” come from?

car (Aromanian) comes from Latin carrus, from Gaulish karros, from Proto-Celtic karros, from Proto-Indo-European ḱr̥sós, from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- — to run.

car (Aromanian): chariot; ox-cart

Definitions

  1. chariot; ox-cart

Ancestry of “car”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincarrusa wagon, a four-wheeled baggage cart; a cartload,...
2Gaulishkarroswagon
3Proto-Celtickarroswagon
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱr̥sósvehicle
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱers-to run
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱr̥sós →Every word from Proto-Celtic karros →