Where does “carráiste” come from?
carráiste (Irish) comes from Middle English cariage, from Old Northern French cariage, from Old French carier, from Latin carrus, from Gaulish karros, from Proto-Celtic karros, from Proto-Indo-European ḱr̥sós, from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- — to run.
carráiste (Irish): carriage
Ancestry of “carráiste”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | cariage | — |
| 2 | Old Northern French | cariage | — |
| 3 | Old French | carier | to carry |
| 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 |
Words derived from “carráiste”