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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

  1. responsibility; a fee or tax; post

Ancestry of “encargo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseencarregarto charge; to instruct
2Vulgar Latin*incarrico—
3Latincarrusa wagon, a four-wheeled baggage cart; a cartload,...
4Gaulishkarroswagon
5Proto-Celtickarroswagon
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱr̥sósvehicle
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱers-to run
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