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Where does “descărcător” come from?

descărcător (Romanian) comes from Romanian descărca, from Latin discarricō, from Latin carricō, from Latin carrus, from Gaulish karros, from Proto-Celtic karros, from Proto-Indo-European ḱr̥sós, from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- — to run.

descărcător (Romanian): discharger, unloader; discharging rod

Definitions

  1. discharger, unloader; discharging rod

Ancestry of “descărcător”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniandescărcato unload, unburden; to disembark; to discharge
2Latindiscarricō—
3Latincarricō—
4Latincarrusa wagon, a four-wheeled baggage cart; a cartload,...
5Gaulishkarroswagon
6Proto-Celtickarroswagon
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱr̥sósvehicle
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱers-to run
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