Where does “charrette” come from?
charrette (English) comes from French charrette, from Middle French charrete, from Old French charrete, from Old French -eté, from Latin -ittus, from Proto-Italic -tos, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.
charrette (English): Alternative spelling of charret
Definitions
- Alternative spelling of charret
Ancestry of “charrette”, step by step
charrette traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French charrette
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | charrette | cart; urgent job, vital piece of work |
| 2 | Middle French | charrete | — |
| 3 | Old French | charrete | charret |
| 4 | Old French | -eté | variant of -té |
| 5 | Latin | -ittus | diminutive suffix, used to create nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -tos | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tós | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |
via English charret
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | charret | A chariot; A period of intense work, especially... |