Where does “invalid carriage” come from?
invalid carriage (English) comes from English carriage, from Middle English cariage, from Old Northern French cariage, from Old French carier, from Latin carrus, from Gaulish karros, from Proto-Celtic karros, from Proto-Indo-European ḱr̥sós — to run.
invalid carriage (English): A three-wheeled motor vehicle allowing disabled people to drive on the road, no longer used because of safety concerns
Definitions
- A three-wheeled motor vehicle allowing disabled people to drive on the road, no longer used because of safety concerns
Ancestry of “invalid carriage”, step by step
invalid carriage traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English carriage
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | carriage | The act of conveying; carrying; Means of... |
| 2 | Middle English | cariage | — |
| 3 | Old Northern French | cariage | — |
| 4 | Old French | carier | to carry |
| 5 | Latin | carrus | a wagon, a four-wheeled baggage cart; a cartload,... |
| 6 | Gaulish | karros | wagon |
| 7 | Proto-Celtic | karros | wagon |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱr̥sós | vehicle |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱers- | to run |