Etymology Explorer › Galician

Where does “Carro” come from?

Carro (Galician) comes from Galician carro, from Old Portuguese carro, from Latin carrus, from Gaulish karros, from Proto-Celtic karros, from Proto-Indo-European ḱr̥sós, from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- — to run.

Ancestry of “Carro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Galiciancarrocart; wagon; cartload, wagonload
2Old Portuguesecarrocart
3Latincarrusa wagon, a four-wheeled baggage cart; a cartload,...
4Gaulishkarroswagon
5Proto-Celtickarroswagon
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱr̥sósvehicle
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱers-to run
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- →