Etymology of the English word career
the English word
careerderived from the French word
carrièrederived from the Late Latin word
carrus (wagon)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kers-derived from the Vulgar Latin root
*quadrariaderived from the Latin word
quadrus (square)
derived from the Latin word
quattuor (four)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kʷetwer-derived from the French word
carrierederived from the Latin word
carrariaderived from the Late Latin word
carrus (wagon)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kers-Date
The earliest known usage of career in English dates from the 16th century.
Derivations in English
careerism,
careerist,
careered,
careeringCognates
Dutch
carrière, Dutch
karst, English
karst, French
carrière, French
karst, French
charrière, German
Karriere, German
Karrier, Italian
carriera, Lithuanian
karjera, Norwegian
karriere, Polish
kariera, Portuguese
carreira, Portuguese
carreir a, Provençal
carriera, Russian
каpьera, Spanish
carrera, Swedish
karriärUsage
Word found in Modern English
