Where does “карьери́ст” come from?
карьери́ст (Russian) comes from Russian карье́ра, from Italian carriera, from Old Occitan carreira, from Latin carrāria, from Latin carrarius, from Latin carrus, from Gaulish karros, from Proto-Celtic karros — to run.
карьери́ст (Russian): careerist; social climber
Definitions
- careerist; social climber
Ancestry of “карьери́ст”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | карье́ра | career |
| 2 | Italian | carriera | career; the fastest gait |
| 3 | Old Occitan | carreira | — |
| 4 | Latin | carrāria | a wide road for vehicles; a path for carts; the descendants have the meaning ”path, footpath” |
| 5 | Latin | carrarius | pertaining to a cart |
| 6 | Latin | carrus | a wagon, a four-wheeled baggage cart; a cartload,... |
| 7 | Gaulish | karros | wagon |
| 8 | Proto-Celtic | karros | wagon |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱr̥sós | vehicle |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱers- | to run |