Where does “carreador” come from?
carreador (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese carrear, from Old Portuguese carrejar, from Galician carro, from Old Portuguese carro, from Latin carrus, from Gaulish karros, from Proto-Celtic karros, from Proto-Indo-European ḱr̥sós — to run.
carreador (Portuguese): leader; driver
Definitions
- leader; driver
Ancestry of “carreador”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | carrear | to lead; to drive |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | carrejar | — |
| 3 | Galician | carro | cart; wagon; cartload, wagonload |
| 4 | Old Portuguese | carro | cart |
| 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 |