Where does “carreterita” come from?
carreterita (Spanish) comes from Spanish carretera, from Spanish carreta, from Old Spanish carreta, from Old Catalan carreta, from Old Catalan carro, from Latin carrus, from Gaulish karros, from Proto-Celtic karros — to run.
Ancestry of “carreterita”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | carretera | highway; female equivalent of carretero |
| 2 | Spanish | carreta | cart, dray |
| 3 | Old Spanish | carreta | cart |
| 4 | Old Catalan | carreta | cart |
| 5 | Old Catalan | carro | 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 |