Where does “căruță” come from?
căruță (Romanian) comes from Latin carrūca, from Latin carrus, from Gaulish karros, from Proto-Celtic karros, from Proto-Indo-European ḱr̥sós, from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- — to run.
căruță (Romanian): wagon, small cart, often horse-drawn
Definitions
- wagon, small cart, often horse-drawn
Ancestry of “căruță”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | carrūca | — |
| 2 | Latin | carrus | a wagon, a four-wheeled baggage cart; a cartload,... |
| 3 | Gaulish | karros | wagon |
| 4 | Proto-Celtic | karros | wagon |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱr̥sós | vehicle |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱers- | to run |
Words derived from “căruță”