Etymology

karozzin

ka·roz·zin
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Today it means: A type of traditional carriage pulled by a horse or pair of horses. Full definition →

Maltese karozzin ← Italian carrozza ← Latin carrus
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromcarrūca“carriage; coach; chariot”
  2. Latin · derived fromcarrus“wagon; four-wheeled baggage cart”
  3. Italian · derived fromcarrozza“horse-drawn or railroad carriage”
  4. Maltese · borrowed fromkarozzin
  5. English todaykarozzin

Borrowed from Maltese karozzin, karrozzin, from Italian carrozza (“horse-drawn or railroad carriage”), from carro (“means of transport for carrying goods”) (from Latin carrus (“wagon; four-wheeled baggage cart”), or from carruca (“(obsolete) carriage; coach”) (from Latin carrūca (“carriage; coach; chariot”)).

Words from the same roots

Latincarrus all →

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