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Etymology of the English word car

the English word car

Derivations in English

carjack, carbarn, carful, carhop, carmaker, carpool, carsick, cartop, cyclecar, racecar, boxcar, carfare, carload, carport, flatcar, handcar, horsecar, motorcar, streetcar, cartopper, carjacking, car-ferry

Derivations in other languages

French side-car

Cognates

Dutch kar, French char, French cher, German Karren, Icelandic kerra, Italian carro, Italian caro, Latin carus, Norwegian kjerre, Provençal car, Spanish caro, Spanish carro, Swedish kärra

Usage

Word found in Modern English


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