Where does “carrosserie” come from?
carrosserie (Dutch) comes from French carrosserie, from French carrosse, from Italian carrozza, from Italian carro, from Latin carrus, from Gaulish karros, from Proto-Celtic karros, from Proto-Indo-European ḱr̥sós — to run.
carrosserie (Dutch): body, bodywork of a motorized vehicle
Definitions
- body, bodywork of a motorized vehicle
Ancestry of “carrosserie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | carrosserie | bodywork, body |
| 2 | French | carrosse | carriage; first-person singular present... |
| 3 | Italian | carrozza | carriage; railroad car, railcar; third-person... |
| 4 | Italian | carro | a means of transport used to carry goods; a... |
| 5 | Latin | carrus | a wagon, a four-wheeled baggage cart; a cartload,... |
| 6 | Gaulish | karros | wagon |
| 7 | Proto-Celtic | karros | wagon |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱr̥sós | vehicle |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱers- | to run |