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Where does “carrousel” come from?

carrousel (Dutch) comes from French carrousel, from Italian carosello, 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.

carrousel (Dutch): carrousel, merry-go-round; carrousel, type of...

Definitions

  1. carrousel, merry-go-round; carrousel, type of...

Ancestry of “carrousel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcarrousel—
2Italiancarosellomerry-go-round , carousel
3Italiancarroa means of transport used to carry goods; a...
4Latincarrusa wagon, a four-wheeled baggage cart; a cartload,...
5Gaulishkarroswagon
6Proto-Celtickarroswagon
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱr̥sósvehicle
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱers-to run
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