Etymology Explorer › Portuguese

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

  1. charge; cargo; electric charge

Ancestry of “carga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesecarga—
2Old Portuguesecarregarto carry
3Late Latincarricarepresent active infinitive of carricō;...
4Latincarrusa wagon, a four-wheeled baggage cart; a cartload,...
5Gaulishkarroswagon
6Proto-Celtickarroswagon
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱr̥sósvehicle
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱers-to run

Words derived from “carga”

  • recarga
  • cargas
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