Where does “chariotry” come from?
chariotry (English) comes from English chariot, from Old French chariot, from Latin carrus, from Gaulish karros, from Proto-Celtic karros, from Proto-Indo-European ḱr̥sós, from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- — to run.
chariotry (English): The military art of using war-chariots
Definitions
- The military art of using war-chariots
Ancestry of “chariotry”, step by step
chariotry traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English chariot
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | chariot | A two-wheeled horse-drawn vehicle, used in Bronze... |
| 2 | Old French | chariot | — |
| 3 | Latin | carrus | a wagon, a four-wheeled baggage cart; a cartload,... |
| 4 | Gaulish | karros | wagon |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | karros | wagon |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱr̥sós | vehicle |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱers- | to run |
via English ry
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ry | A test pattern consisting of a repeating character string alternating letters R and Y, used to test five-level teleprinter and radioteletype (RTTY) systems |