Where does “cargueiro” come from?
cargueiro (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese carga, 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 — to run.
cargueiro (Portuguese): designed for transporting cargo
Definitions
- designed for transporting cargo
Ancestry of “cargueiro”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | carga | charge; cargo; electric charge |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | carga | — |
| 3 | Old Portuguese | carregar | to carry |
| 4 | Late Latin | carricare | present active infinitive of carricō;... |
| 5 | Latin | carrus | a wagon, a four-wheeled baggage cart; a cartload,... |
| 6 | Gaulish | karros | wagon |
| 7 | Proto-Celtic | karros | wagon |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱr̥sós | vehicle |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱers- | to run |