Where does “cartoppable” come from?

cartoppable (English) comes from English cartop, from English car, from Middle English carre, from Anglo-Norman carre, from Latin carra, from Latin carrus, from Gaulish karros, from Proto-Celtic karros — to run.

cartoppable (English): Suitable for being cartopped

Definitions

  1. Suitable for being cartopped

Ancestry of “cartoppable”, step by step

cartoppable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English cartop

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcartopTo attach to the roof of an automobile for...
2EnglishcarA wheeled vehicle that moves independently, with...
3Middle Englishcarrecart, wagon
4Anglo-Normancarrecart
5Latincarra
6Latincarrusa wagon, a four-wheeled baggage cart; a cartload,...
7Gaulishkarroswagon
8Proto-Celtickarroswagon
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱr̥sósvehicle
10Proto-Indo-Europeanḱers-to run

via English able

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishableEasy to use; Suitable; competent; Liable to
2Middle Englishablecapable, expert, qualified, skilful, competent
3Old Frenchableable; capable
4Latinhabilisable to have/possess/maintain; having sufficient...
5Latin-ilis-ile
6Proto-Italic-elis
7Proto-Indo-European-elis
8Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱers-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱr̥sósEvery word from Proto-Celtic karros
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