Where does “décharger” come from?
décharger (French) comes from Old French deschargier, from Late Latin discarricare, from Latin carricō, from Latin carrus, from Gaulish karros, from Proto-Celtic karros, from Proto-Indo-European ḱr̥sós, from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- — to run.
décharger (French): to unload; offload; to discharge; to let off
Definitions
- to unload; offload; to discharge; to let off
Ancestry of “décharger”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | deschargier | to unload; to remove the load from something |
| 2 | Late Latin | discarricare | present active infinitive of discarricō;... |
| 3 | Latin | carricō | to load |
| 4 | Latin | carrus | a wagon, a four-wheeled baggage cart; a cartload,... |
| 5 | Gaulish | karros | wagon |
| 6 | Proto-Celtic | karros | wagon |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱr̥sós | vehicle |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱers- | to run |