Where does “retrocarica” come from?

retrocarica (Italian) comes from Italian carica, from Late Latin carrico, from Latin carrus, from Gaulish karros, from Proto-Celtic karros, from Proto-Indo-European ḱr̥sós, from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- — to run.

retrocarica (Italian): breech-loading

Definitions

  1. breech-loading

Ancestry of “retrocarica”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancaricaposition; load; charge
2Late Latincarrico—
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- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱr̥sós →Every word from Proto-Celtic karros →