Where does “non-rechargeable” come from?
non-rechargeable (English) comes from English rechargeable, from English recharge, from Old French rechargier, from Old French chargier, from Late Latin carrico, from Latin carrus, from Gaulish karros, from Proto-Celtic karros — to run.
non-rechargeable (English): Not able to be recharged
Definitions
- Not able to be recharged
Ancestry of “non-rechargeable”, step by step
non-rechargeable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English rechargeable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | rechargeable | Able to be recharged, especially of a battery... |
| 2 | English | recharge | To charge an electric battery after its power has... |
| 3 | Old French | rechargier | — |
| 4 | Old French | chargier | to load; to lade |
| 5 | Late Latin | carrico | — |
| 6 | Latin | carrus | a wagon, a four-wheeled baggage cart; a cartload,... |
| 7 | Gaulish | karros | wagon |
| 8 | Proto-Celtic | karros | wagon |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱr̥sós | vehicle |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱers- | to run |