Etymology

carry over

Today it means: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see carry, over. Full definition →

Latin transfero
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  1. Latin · calque oftransfero
  2. English todaycarry over

Attested since the 17th century; listed for instance in Elisha Coles' 1676 dictionary as a translation of transfer, thereby possibly a calque of Latin transfero; compare Dutch overdragen, German übertragen.

Words from the same roots

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