Where does “carga” come from?
carga (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese carga, from Old Portuguese carregar, 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.
carga (Portuguese): charge; cargo; electric charge
Definitions
- charge; cargo; electric charge
Ancestry of “carga”, step by step
carga traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Portuguese carga
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Portuguese | carga | — |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | carregar | to carry |
| 3 | Late Latin | carricare | present active infinitive of carricō;... |
| 4 | Latin | carrus | a wagon, a four-wheeled baggage cart; a cartload,... |
| 5 | Gaulish | karros | wagon |
| 6 | Proto-Celtic | karros | wagon |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱr̥sós | vehicle |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱers- | to run |
via Old Portuguese carrega
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Portuguese | carrega | — |