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Where does “carriage” come from?

Carriage comes from Old Northern French cariage, derived from Middle English cariage.

carriage (English): The act of conveying; carrying; Means of...

Definitions

  1. The act of conveying; carrying; Means of...

Ancestry of “carriage”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishcariage—
2Old Northern Frenchcariage—
3Old Frenchcarierto carry
4Latincarrusa wagon, a four-wheeled baggage cart; a cartload,...
5Gaulishkarroswagon
6Proto-Celtickarroswagon
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱr̥sósvehicle
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱers-to run

Words derived from “carriage”

  • miscarriage
  • undercarriage
  • carriageway
  • carriageful
  • carriageable
  • carriagemaker
  • carriageless
  • carriagebuilding
  • carriagebuilder
  • carriagelike
  • recarriage
  • carriagemaking
  • undercarriaged
  • undercarriageless
  • focharráiste
  • carráiste
  • carriads
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