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Where does “kareta” come from?

kareta (Polish) comes from Spanish carreta, from Old Spanish carreta, from Old Catalan carreta, from Old Catalan carro, from Latin carrus, from Gaulish karros, from Proto-Celtic karros, from Proto-Indo-European ḱr̥sós — to run.

kareta (Polish): carriage; quads, four of a kind

Definitions

  1. carriage; quads, four of a kind

Ancestry of “kareta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishcarretacart, dray
2Old Spanishcarreta—
3Old Catalancarreta—
4Old Catalancarro—
5Latincarrusa wagon, a four-wheeled baggage cart; a cartload,...
6Gaulishkarroswagon
7Proto-Celtickarroswagon
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱr̥sósvehicle
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱers-to run

Words derived from “kareta”

  • карета
  • caretă
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