Etymology

carroccio

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Today it means: A large four-wheeled wagon bearing the city signs around which the militia of the medieval communes gathered and fought, particularly in northern Italy. Full definition →

Italian carroccio ← Latin carrus ← Gaulish *karros
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱers-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱr̥sós
  3. Proto-Celtic*karros
  4. Gaulish*karros
  5. Latincarrus
  6. Italiancarro
  7. Italiancarroccio
  8. English todaycarroccio

Borrowed from Italian carroccio.

Words from the same roots

Italiancarroccio all →

caroche

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