Where does “carreira” come from?
carreira (Old Occitan) comes from Latin carrāria, from Latin carrarius, from Latin carrus, from Gaulish karros, from Proto-Celtic karros, from Proto-Indo-European ḱr̥sós, from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- — to run.
Ancestry of “carreira”, step by step
carreira traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin carrāria
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | carrāria | a wide road for vehicles; a path for carts; the descendants have the meaning ”path, footpath” |
| 2 | Latin | carrarius | pertaining to a cart |
| 3 | Latin | carrus | a wagon, a four-wheeled baggage cart; a cartload,... |
| 4 | Gaulish | karros | wagon |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | karros | wagon |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱr̥sós | vehicle |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱers- | to run |
via Late Latin carraria
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Late Latin | carraria | — |