Where does “carro” come from?
carro (Portuguese) comes 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.
carro (Portuguese): cart; car; automobile; any “vehicle” which is...
Definitions
- cart; car; automobile; any “vehicle” which is...
Ancestry of “carro”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Portuguese | carro | cart |
| 2 | Latin | carrus | a wagon, a four-wheeled baggage cart; a cartload,... |
| 3 | Gaulish | karros | wagon |
| 4 | Proto-Celtic | karros | wagon |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱr̥sós | vehicle |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱers- | to run |
Words derived from “carro”