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Where does “dischargen” come from?

dischargen (Middle English) comes from Old French deschargier, from Late Latin discarricare, from Latin carricō, from Latin carrus, from Gaulish karros, from Proto-Celtic karros, from Proto-Indo-European ḱr̥sós, from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- — to run.

Ancestry of “dischargen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchdeschargierto unload; to remove the load from something
2Late Latindiscarricarepresent active infinitive of discarricō;...
3Latincarricō—
4Latincarrusa wagon, a four-wheeled baggage cart; a cartload,...
5Gaulishkarroswagon
6Proto-Celtickarroswagon
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱr̥sósvehicle
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱers-to run

Words derived from “dischargen”

  • discharge
  • discharging
  • discharger
  • dischargeable
  • nondischargeable
  • postdischarge
  • afterdischarge
  • predischarge
  • dischargee
  • dischargeth
  • dischargest
  • dischargement
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