Where does “carriageless” come from?
carriageless (English) comes from English carriage, from Middle English cariage, from Old Northern French cariage, from Old French carier, from Latin carrus, from Gaulish karros, from Proto-Celtic karros, from Proto-Indo-European ḱr̥sós — to run.
carriageless (English): Without a carriage
Definitions
- Without a carriage
Ancestry of “carriageless”, step by step
carriageless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English carriage
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | carriage | The act of conveying; carrying; Means of... |
| 2 | Middle English | cariage | — |
| 3 | Old Northern French | cariage | — |
| 4 | Old French | carier | to carry |
| 5 | Latin | carrus | a wagon, a four-wheeled baggage cart; a cartload,... |
| 6 | Gaulish | karros | wagon |
| 7 | Proto-Celtic | karros | wagon |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱr̥sós | vehicle |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱers- | to run |