Where does “monta-cargas” come from?
monta-cargas (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese carga, from Old Portuguese carga, from Old Portuguese carregar, from Late Latin carricare, from Latin carrus, from Gaulish karros, from Proto-Celtic karros, from Proto-Indo-European ḱr̥sós — to run.
monta-cargas (Portuguese): service lift, goods lift, cargo lift UK, freight elevator, goods elevator, service elevator, cargo elevator US
Definitions
- service lift, goods lift, cargo lift UK, freight elevator, goods elevator, service elevator, cargo elevator US
Ancestry of “monta-cargas”, step by step
monta-cargas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Portuguese carga
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | carga | charge; cargo; electric charge |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | carga | — |
| 3 | Old Portuguese | carregar | to carry |
| 4 | Late Latin | carricare | present active infinitive of carricō;... |
| 5 | Latin | carrus | a wagon, a four-wheeled baggage cart; a cartload,... |
| 6 | Gaulish | karros | wagon |
| 7 | Proto-Celtic | karros | wagon |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱr̥sós | vehicle |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱers- | to run |
via Portuguese montar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | montar | to go up, climb; to mount, to ride; to assemble |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | montar | — |
| 3 | Old French | monter | to go up; to mount |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | montare | present active infinitive of *montō |
| 5 | Latin | mōns | mountain, mount |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *monts | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |