Where does “boomcar” come from?
boomcar (English) comes from English car, from Middle English carre, from Anglo-Norman carre, from Latin carra, from Latin carrus, from Gaulish karros, from Proto-Celtic karros, from Proto-Indo-European ḱr̥sós — to run.
boomcar (English): A car with aftermarket audio-components designed to achieve an unusually loud volume and often to be heard from outside the vehicle (such as having speakers in the trunk or directly on the exterior)
Definitions
- A car with aftermarket audio-components designed to achieve an unusually loud volume and often to be heard from outside the vehicle (such as having speakers in the trunk or directly on the exterior)
Ancestry of “boomcar”, step by step
boomcar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English car
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | car | A wheeled vehicle that moves independently, with... |
| 2 | Middle English | carre | cart, wagon |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | carre | cart |
| 4 | Latin | carra | — |
| 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 |