Where does “carretada” come from?
carretada (Catalan) comes from Catalan carreta, from Old Catalan carreta, from Old Catalan carro, from Latin carrus, from Gaulish karros, from Proto-Celtic karros, from Proto-Indo-European ḱr̥sós, from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- — to run.
carretada (Catalan): cartload
Definitions
- cartload
Ancestry of “carretada”, step by step
carretada traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Catalan carreta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | carreta | cart |
| 2 | Old Catalan | carreta | cart |
| 3 | Old Catalan | carro | cart |
| 4 | Latin | carrus | a wagon, a four-wheeled baggage cart; a cartload,... |
| 5 | Gaulish | karros | wagon |
| 6 | Proto-Celtic | karros | wagon |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱr̥sós | vehicle |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱers- | to run |
via Catalan Ada
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | Ada | — |