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Where does “carreum” come from?

carreum (Latin) comes from Latin carrus, from Gaulish karros, from Proto-Celtic karros, from Proto-Indo-European ḱr̥sós, from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- — to run.

Ancestry of “carreum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincarrusa wagon, a four-wheeled baggage cart; a cartload,...
2Gaulishkarroswagon
3Proto-Celtickarroswagon
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱr̥sósvehicle
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱers-to run

Words derived from “carreum”

  • cariole
  • carriole
  • carriole
  • carriola
  • carri
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