Where does “carretera” come from?

carretera (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.

carretera (Catalan): road

Definitions

  1. road

Ancestry of “carretera”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalancarretacart
2Old Catalancarretacart
3Old Catalancarrocart
4Latincarrusa wagon, a four-wheeled baggage cart; a cartload,...
5Gaulishkarroswagon
6Proto-Celtickarroswagon
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱr̥sósvehicle
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱers-to run
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱr̥sós →Every word from Proto-Celtic karros →