Etymology

carborne

C3A1R1B3O1R1N1E1

Today it means: Transported or fitted in an automobile. Full definition →

English car ← Middle English carre ← Anglo-Norman carre
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱers-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱr̥sós
  3. Proto-Celtic*karros
  4. Gaulish*karros
  5. Latincarrus
  6. Anglo-Normancarre
  7. Middle Englishcarre
  8. Englishcar
  9. English todaycarborne

From car + -borne.

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