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Where does “chargier” come from?

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

chargier (Old French): to load; to lade

Definitions

  1. to load; to lade

Ancestry of “chargier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latincarrico—
2Latincarrusa wagon, a four-wheeled baggage cart; a cartload,...
3Gaulishkarroswagon
4Proto-Celtickarroswagon
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱr̥sósvehicle
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱers-to run

Words derived from “chargier”

  • charge
  • discharge
  • discharging
  • chargeable
  • discharger
  • dischargeable
  • chargee
  • nondischargeable
  • chargeback
  • postdischarge
  • countercharge
  • precharge
  • supercharge
  • chargemaster
  • chargeth
  • afterdischarge
  • predischarge
  • undercharge
  • turbocharge
  • chargino
  • dischargee
  • dischargeth
  • chargest
  • chargeless
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