Where does “kargejo” come from?
kargejo (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto kargi, from Esperanto kargo, from Spanish cargo, from Spanish cargar, from Latin carricāre, from Latin carrus, from Gaulish karros, from Proto-Celtic karros — to run.
kargejo (Esperanto): hold
Definitions
- hold
Ancestry of “kargejo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | kargi | to fill (a vehicle, ship, container, etc.) with cargo, to load up |
| 2 | Esperanto | kargo | cargo, load |
| 3 | Spanish | cargo | charge, burden; position, post; debit |
| 4 | Spanish | cargar | to charge; to load; to annoy, pester |
| 5 | Latin | carricāre | — |
| 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 |