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Where does “carlot” come from?

carlot (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.

carlot (English): car park; A churl; a boor; a peasant or...

Definitions

  1. car park; A churl; a boor; a peasant or...

Ancestry of “carlot”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcarA wheeled vehicle that moves independently, with...
2Middle Englishcarre—
3Anglo-Normancarrecart
4Latincarra—
5Latincarrusa wagon, a four-wheeled baggage cart; a cartload,...
6Gaulishkarroswagon
7Proto-Celtickarroswagon
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱr̥sósvehicle
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱers-to run
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