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Where does “carrossa” come from?

carrossa (Catalan) comes from Italian carrozza, from Italian carro, from Latin carrus, from Gaulish karros, from Proto-Celtic karros, from Proto-Indo-European ḱr̥sós, from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- — to run.

carrossa (Catalan): coach, stagecoach; parade float

Definitions

  1. coach, stagecoach; parade float

Ancestry of “carrossa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancarrozzacarriage; railroad car, railcar; third-person...
2Italiancarroa means of transport used to carry goods; a...
3Latincarrusa wagon, a four-wheeled baggage cart; a cartload,...
4Gaulishkarroswagon
5Proto-Celtickarroswagon
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱr̥sósvehicle
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱers-to run
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