Where does “calèche” come from?

calèche (English) comes from French calèche, from Czech kolesa, from Proto-Slavic kȍlo, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.

calèche (English): A type of carriage with low wheels, especially...

Definitions

  1. A type of carriage with low wheels, especially...

Ancestry of “calèche”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcalèchecalèche, carriage
2Czechkolesa—
3Proto-Slavickȍlowheel
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →Every word from Proto-Slavic kȍlo →Every word from Czech kolesa →