Where does “calèche” come from?
calèche (Dutch) comes from French calèche, from Czech kolesa, from Proto-Slavic kȍlo, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.
calèche (Dutch): light, four-wheeled, horse-drawn open carriage...
Definitions
- light, four-wheeled, horse-drawn open carriage...
Ancestry of “calèche”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | calèche | calèche, carriage |
| 2 | Czech | kolesa | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | kȍlo | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷel- | to turn |