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Where does “carrosse” come from?

carrosse (French) comes from Italian carrozza, from Italian carro, from Latin carrus, from Gaulish karros, from Proto-Celtic karros, from Proto-Indo-European ḱr̥sós, from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- — to run.

carrosse (French): carriage; first-person singular present...

Definitions

  1. carriage; first-person singular present...

Ancestry of “carrosse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancarrozzacarriage; railroad car, railcar; third-person...
2Italiancarroa means of transport used to carry goods; a...
3Latincarrusa wagon, a four-wheeled baggage cart; a cartload,...
4Gaulishkarroswagon
5Proto-Celtickarroswagon
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱr̥sósvehicle
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱers-to run

Words derived from “carrosse”

  • carrossable
  • carrossier
  • carrosserie
  • Karosserie
  • karoserio
  • carrosserie
  • karoserija
  • каросерија
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