Where does “chariot” come from?

Chariot comes from Old French chariot, derived from Old French char, from Latin carrus, from Gaulish karros, from Proto-Celtic karros, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European sek-.

chariot (English): A two-wheeled horse-drawn vehicle, used in Bronze...

Definitions

  1. A two-wheeled horse-drawn vehicle, used in Bronze...

Ancestry of “chariot”, step by step

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

Words derived from “chariot”

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