Where does “charge” come from?
charge (French) comes from Medieval Latin carrico, from Latin carrus, from Gaulish karros, from Proto-Celtic karros, from Proto-Indo-European ḱr̥sós, from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- — to run.
charge (French): load, burden; cargo, freight; responsibility,...
Definitions
- load, burden; cargo, freight; responsibility,...
Ancestry of “charge”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Medieval Latin | carrico | to load; I charge; I load |
| 2 | Latin | carrus | a wagon, a four-wheeled baggage cart; a cartload,... |
| 3 | Gaulish | karros | wagon |
| 4 | Proto-Celtic | karros | wagon |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱr̥sós | vehicle |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱers- | to run |
Words derived from “charge”