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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.

Ancestry of “карьери́ст”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianкарье́ра—
2Italiancarrieracareer; the fastest gait
3Old Occitancarreira—
4Latincarrāria—
5Latincarrarius—
6Latincarrusa wagon, a four-wheeled baggage cart; a cartload,...
7Gaulishkarroswagon
8Proto-Celtickarroswagon
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱr̥sósvehicle
10Proto-Indo-Europeanḱers-to run

Words derived from “карьери́ст”

  • карьеристка
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