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Where does “carrus” come from?

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

carrus (Latin): a wagon, a four-wheeled baggage cart; a cartload,...

Definitions

  1. a wagon, a four-wheeled baggage cart; a cartload,...

Ancestry of “carrus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Gaulishkarroswagon
2Proto-Celtickarroswagon
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱr̥sósvehicle
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱers-to run

Words derived from “carrus”

  • car
  • cars
  • charge
  • career
  • streetcar
  • carload
  • boxcar
  • discharge
  • cargo
  • motorcar
  • carport
  • chariot
  • discharging
  • carpool
  • caricature
  • sidecar
  • chargeable
  • railcar
  • tramcar
  • carman
  • charioteer
  • carfare
  • carousel
  • careering
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