Where does “encargo” come from?
encargo (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese encarregar, from Vulgar Latin *incarrico, from Latin carrus, from Gaulish karros, from Proto-Celtic karros, from Proto-Indo-European ḱr̥sós, from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- — to run.
encargo (Portuguese): responsibility; a fee or tax; post
Definitions
- responsibility; a fee or tax; post
Ancestry of “encargo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Portuguese | encarregar | to charge; to instruct |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | *incarrico | — |
| 3 | Latin | carrus | a wagon, a four-wheeled baggage cart; a cartload,... |
| 4 | Gaulish | karros | wagon |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | karros | wagon |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱr̥sós | vehicle |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱers- | to run |