Where does “carrack” come from?

carrack (English) comes from French caraque, from Latin carraca, from Latin carrus, from Gaulish karros, from Proto-Celtic karros, from Proto-Indo-European ḱr̥sós, from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- — to run.

carrack (English): A large European sailing vessel of the 14th to...

Definitions

  1. A large European sailing vessel of the 14th to...

Ancestry of “carrack”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcaraquecocoa from Caracas
2Latincarraca—
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 →