Car

Morpheme

Car

Type

free base

Denotation

wheeled vehicle to bear, convey, transport

Etymology

(1) Middle English carre; Anglo-Norman carre; Old Northern French carre; Latin carrus; (2) Middle English carien; Anglo-Norman carier and/or Old Northern French carrier; Vulgar Latin *carrizāre; Latin carricare, from carrus

Evidence

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