Where does “căruțaș” come from?

căruțaș (Romanian) comes from Romanian căruță, 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.

căruțaș (Romanian): carter; carman; drayman

Definitions

  1. carter; carman; drayman

Ancestry of “căruțaș”, step by step

căruțaș traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Romanian căruță

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniancăruțăwagon, small cart, often horse-drawn
2LatincarrūcaA chariot
3Latincarrusa wagon, a four-wheeled baggage cart; a cartload,...
4Gaulishkarroswagon
5Proto-Celtickarroswagon
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱr̥sósvehicle
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱers-to run

via Romanian aș

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianașwould, should
2Vulgar Latinhabessim—
3Latinhabuissemfirst-person singular pluperfect active...
4LatinhabeoI have, hold; I own, have; I possess, have
5Proto-Italichabēō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʰh₁bʰ-to grab, to take; to grab, take
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱr̥sós →Every word from Proto-Celtic karros →