Where does “queiroa” come from?

queiroa (Galician) comes from Galician cariola, from French carriole, from Old Occitan carriola, from Old Occitan carri, from Latin carreum, from Latin carrus, from Gaulish karros, from Proto-Celtic karros — to run.

queiroa (Galician): heather

Definitions

  1. heather

Ancestry of “queiroa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Galiciancariola—
2Frenchcarriolecart; sleigh
3Old Occitancarriola—
4Old Occitancarrichariot
5Latincarreum—
6Latincarrusa wagon, a four-wheeled baggage cart; a cartload,...
7Gaulishkarroswagon
8Proto-Celtickarroswagon
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱr̥sósvehicle
10Proto-Indo-Europeanḱers-to run
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱr̥sós →Every word from Proto-Celtic karros →