Where does “carregar” come from?
carregar (Old Portuguese) comes from Late Latin carricare, from Latin carrus, from Gaulish karros, from Proto-Celtic karros, from Proto-Indo-European ḱr̥sós, from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- — to run.
carregar (Old Portuguese): to carry
Ancestry of “carregar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Late Latin | carricare | present active infinitive of carricō;... |
| 2 | Latin | carrus | a wagon, a four-wheeled baggage cart; a cartload,... |
| 3 | Gaulish | karros | wagon |
| 4 | Proto-Celtic | karros | wagon |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱr̥sós | vehicle |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱers- | to run |
Words derived from “carregar”