Where does “carro” come from?

carro (Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl) comes from Spanish carro, from Old Spanish carro, from Latin carrus, from Gaulish karros, from Proto-Celtic karros, from Proto-Indo-European ḱr̥sós, from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- — to run.

carro (Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl): car; chariot

Definitions

  1. car; chariot

Ancestry of “carro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishcarrocart; car, automobile; train car
2Old Spanishcarrocart
3Latincarrusa wagon, a four-wheeled baggage cart; a cartload,...
4Gaulishkarroswagon
5Proto-Celtickarroswagon
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱr̥sósvehicle
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱers-to run
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱr̥sós →Every word from Proto-Celtic karros →