Where does “carting” come from?
Carting derives from English cart, which comes from English cartridge, from French cartouche, from Italian cartuccia, ultimately from Latin charta meaning paper, itself from Ancient Greek χάρτης.
carting (English): present participle of cart; The transporting of...
Definitions
- present participle of cart; The transporting of...
Ancestry of “carting”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | karting | An open-wheeled motorsport that uses small... |
| 2 | English | kart | A go-cart; To ride in a go-cart |
| 3 | English | go-kart | Alternative spelling of go-cart |
| 4 | English | go-cart | A small, open-wheeled vehicle for racing; A... |
| 5 | English | Go | An ancient Chinese board game, today also popular... |
| 6 | English | stop | To cease moving; To not continue; To cause to... |
| 7 | English | top | The highest or uppermost part of something; A... |
| 8 | Middle English | top | The summit or top of something, especially a... |
| 9 | Old English | topp | top, summit (of something) |
| 10 | Proto-West Germanic | *topp | top, summit, crest |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | tuppaz | tuft, plait; top, summit |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | dumb- | tail, rod, staff, pole, penis; tail, rod, staff,... |