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Where does “cart” come from?

Cart derives from English cartridge, which comes from French cartouche, Italian cartuccia, and ultimately Italian carta meaning "paper," from Latin charta, Ancient Greek χάρτης, and the verb χαράσσω meaning "to scratch or engrave," from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer-.

cart (English): A small, open, wheeled vehicle, drawn or pushed...

Definitions

  1. A small, open, wheeled vehicle, drawn or pushed...

Ancestry of “cart”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishcart—
2Old Norsekartrwagon; wagon; cart
3Old Englishlæcc—

Words derived from “cart”

  • carting
  • handcart
  • cartwheel
  • cartage
  • pushcart
  • oxcart
  • Cartman
  • applecart
  • carthorse
  • cartman
  • cartway
  • haycart
  • dustcart
  • cartwhip
  • cartshed
  • mailcart
  • teacart
  • cartroad
  • horsecart
  • postcart
  • tipcart
  • carthouse
  • deadcart
  • cartable
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