Where does “disċarġ” come from?
disċarġ (Maltese) comes from English discharge, from Middle English dischargen, from Old French deschargier, from Late Latin discarricare, from Latin carricō, from Latin carrus, from Gaulish karros, from Proto-Celtic karros — to run.
disċarġ (Maltese): discharge
Definitions
- discharge
Ancestry of “disċarġ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | discharge | To accomplish or complete, as an obligation; To... |
| 2 | Middle English | dischargen | — |
| 3 | Old French | deschargier | to unload; to remove the load from something |
| 4 | Late Latin | discarricare | present active infinitive of discarricō;... |
| 5 | Latin | carricō | to load |
| 6 | Latin | carrus | a wagon, a four-wheeled baggage cart; a cartload,... |
| 7 | Gaulish | karros | wagon |
| 8 | Proto-Celtic | karros | wagon |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱr̥sós | vehicle |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱers- | to run |