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Where does “carrucate” come from?

carrucate (English) comes from Latin carrūcāta, from Latin carrūca, from Latin carrus, from Gaulish karros, from Proto-Celtic karros, from Proto-Indo-European ḱr̥sós, from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- — to run.

carrucate (English): Alternative form of carucate

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of carucate

Ancestry of “carrucate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincarrūcāta—
2Latincarrūca—
3Latincarrusa wagon, a four-wheeled baggage cart; a cartload,...
4Gaulishkarroswagon
5Proto-Celtickarroswagon
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱr̥sósvehicle
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱers-to run
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