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Where does “descharger” come from?

descharger (Middle French) 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.

descharger (Middle French): to remove; to get rid of; to discharge

Definitions

  1. to remove; to get rid of; to discharge

Ancestry of “descharger”, 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
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