Cargo etymology

English

English word cargo comes from Gaulish carros (Wagon.), Gaulish karros, Gaulish *karros, Gaulish karró-, Latin -ico

Etymology of cargo

Detailed word origin of cargo

Dictionary entry Language Definition
carros Gaulish (cel-gau) Wagon.
karros Gaulish (cel-gau)
*karros Gaulish (cel-gau)
karró- Gaulish (cel-gau)
-ico Latin (lat) Forms regular first-conjugation verbs, sometimes with frequentative meaning.
carrus Latin (lat) (Medieval) a load, an English unit of weight. A cartload, a wagonload. A wagon, a four-wheeled baggage cart.
carricare Late Latin (LL)
carrico Latin (lat) I charge (a weapon etc.). I load.
cargar Spanish (es) (reflexive) to kill. (transitive) to annoy, pester.. (transitive) to charge.. (transitive) to load.
cargo Spanish (es) (finance) debit. (heraldry) charge. Charge, burden. Higher-up. Position, post.
cargo English (en) (Papua New Guinea) Western material goods.. Freight carried by a ship, aircraft, or motor vehicle.

Words with the same origin as cargo

Descendants of carros

car career carousel miscarriage

Descendants of -ico

communicate communication