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Where does “motocarro” come from?

motocarro (Italian) comes from Spanish carro, from Old Spanish carro, from Latin carrus, from Gaulish karros, from Proto-Celtic karros, from Proto-Indo-European ḱr̥sós, from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- — to run.

motocarro (Italian): three-wheeler

Definitions

  1. three-wheeler

Ancestry of “motocarro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishcarrocart; car, automobile; train car
2Old Spanishcarro—
3Latincarrusa wagon, a four-wheeled baggage cart; a cartload,...
4Gaulishkarroswagon
5Proto-Celtickarroswagon
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱr̥sósvehicle
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱers-to run

Words derived from “motocarro”

  • motocarrista
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