Where does “encarregar” come from?

encarregar (Portuguese) comes 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.

encarregar (Portuguese): to charge; to instruct

Definitions

  1. to charge; to instruct

Ancestry of “encarregar”, step by step

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

Words derived from “encarregar”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱr̥sós →Every word from Proto-Celtic karros →