Where does “carga” come from?

carga (Dutch) comes from Spanish carga, from Spanish cargar, from Latin carricāre, from Latin carrus, from Gaulish karros, from Proto-Celtic karros, from Proto-Indo-European ḱr̥sós, from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- — to run.

carga (Dutch): cargo

Definitions

  1. cargo

Ancestry of “carga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishcargaload; burden; cargo
2Spanishcargarto charge; to load; to annoy, pester
3Latincarricāre
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 ḱr̥sósEvery word from Proto-Celtic karros
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