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Where does “cargar” come from?

cargar (Spanish) comes from Latin carricāre, from Latin carrus, from Gaulish karros, from Proto-Celtic karros, from Proto-Indo-European ḱr̥sós, from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- — to run.

cargar (Spanish): to charge; to load; to annoy, pester

Definitions

  1. to charge; to load; to annoy, pester

Ancestry of “cargar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincarricāre—
2Latincarrusa wagon, a four-wheeled baggage cart; a cartload,...
3Gaulishkarroswagon
4Proto-Celtickarroswagon
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱr̥sósvehicle
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱers-to run

Words derived from “cargar”

  • cargo
  • cargoless
  • cargoplane
  • encargo
  • encargar
  • cargo
  • cargo
  • कार्गो
  • kago
  • kakwɨ´
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