Etymology

carrus

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Today it means: A load: various English units of weight or volume based upon standardized cartloads of certain commodities. Full definition →

Medieval Latin carrus
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  1. Medieval Latin · learned borrowing fromcarrus“load”
  2. English todaycarrus

Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin carrus (“load”). Doublet of car and horse.

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