Where does “chariot” come from?

chariot (French) comes from Old French chariot, from Latin carrus, from Gaulish karros, from Proto-Celtic karros, from Proto-Indo-European ḱr̥sós, from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- — to run.

chariot (French): trolley; carriage; shopping cart

Definitions

  1. trolley; carriage; shopping cart

Ancestry of “chariot”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchchariot—
2Latincarrusa wagon, a four-wheeled baggage cart; a cartload,...
3Gaulishkarroswagon
4Proto-Celtickarroswagon
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱr̥sósvehicle
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱers-to run

Words derived from “chariot”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱr̥sós →Every word from Proto-Celtic karros →