Where does “charge” come from?
Charge comes from Middle English chargen, from Old French chargier, from Latin carricare meaning to load a cart, derived from Latin carrus meaning cart, which traces to Proto-Indo-European ḱers-.
charge (English): The amount of money levied for a service; A...
Definitions
- The amount of money levied for a service; A...
Ancestry of “charge”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | chargen | — |
| 2 | Old French | chargier | to load; to lade |
| 3 | Late Latin | carrico | — |
| 4 | Latin | carrus | a wagon, a four-wheeled baggage cart; a cartload,... |
| 5 | Gaulish | karros | wagon |
| 6 | Proto-Celtic | karros | wagon |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱr̥sós | vehicle |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱers- | to run |
Words derived from “charge”