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Where does “sobrecarregar” come from?

sobrecarregar (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese carregar, from Old Portuguese carregar, from Late Latin carricare, from Latin carrus, from Gaulish karros, from Proto-Celtic karros, from Proto-Indo-European ḱr̥sós, from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- — to run.

sobrecarregar (Portuguese): to overload, overburden; to supercharge

Definitions

  1. to overload, overburden; to supercharge

Ancestry of “sobrecarregar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesecarregarto carry; to load; to upload
2Old Portuguesecarregarto carry
3Late Latincarricarepresent active infinitive of carricō;...
4Latincarrusa wagon, a four-wheeled baggage cart; a cartload,...
5Gaulishkarroswagon
6Proto-Celtickarroswagon
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱr̥sósvehicle
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱers-to run
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