car
The origin and history of car.
Etymology
From Old North French carre, ultimately from Latin carrus, a Celtic-derived word for a wheeled cart. "Car" originally meant any wheeled vehicle long before it meant an automobile.
The origin and history of car.
From Old North French carre, ultimately from Latin carrus, a Celtic-derived word for a wheeled cart. "Car" originally meant any wheeled vehicle long before it meant an automobile.
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