Where does “car” come from?

Car derives from Proto-Germanic karzijaną, from Proto-Indo-European gers-, from Latin carra and carrus, from Gaulish karros, from Proto-Celtic karros, from Proto-Indo-European ḱr̥sós and ḱers-.

car (English): A wheeled vehicle that moves independently, with...

Definitions

  1. A wheeled vehicle that moves independently, with...

Ancestry of “car”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishcarrecart, wagon
2Anglo-Normancarrecart
3Latincarra—
4Latincarrusa wagon, a four-wheeled baggage cart; a cartload,...
5Gaulishkarroswagon
6Proto-Celtickarroswagon
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱr̥sósvehicle
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱers-to run

Words derived from “car”

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