Where does “anticarro” come from?

anticarro (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese Carro, from Old Portuguese carro, from Latin carrus, from Gaulish karros, from Proto-Celtic karros, from Proto-Indo-European ḱr̥sós, from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- — to run.

anticarro (Portuguese): antitank

Definitions

  1. antitank

Ancestry of “anticarro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PortugueseCarrocart vehicle drawn or pushed by a person or animal
2Old Portuguesecarrocart
3Latincarrusa wagon, a four-wheeled baggage cart; a cartload,...
4Gaulishkarroswagon
5Proto-Celtickarroswagon
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱr̥sósvehicle
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱers-to run
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱr̥sós →Every word from Proto-Celtic karros →
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