Where does “carrinho bate-bate” come from?

carrinho bate-bate (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese carrinho, 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.

carrinho bate-bate (Portuguese): bumper car

Definitions

  1. bumper car

Ancestry of “carrinho bate-bate”, step by step

carrinho bate-bate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Portuguese carrinho

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesecarrinhocart, trolley
2PortugueseCarrocart vehicle drawn or pushed by a person or animal
3Old Portuguesecarrocart
4Latincarrusa wagon, a four-wheeled baggage cart; a cartload,...
5Gaulishkarroswagon
6Proto-Celtickarroswagon
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱr̥sósvehicle
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱers-to run

via Portuguese bate-bate

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesebate-bateclackers
2Portuguesebaterto beat; to beat up; to hit; to strike; to crash
3Old Portuguesebater—
4Latinbattōto beat att. from 2nd c. CE
5Latinbattuōto beat, hit, pound, beat up, strike
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱr̥sós →Every word from Proto-Celtic karros →