carretera.
road, highway
Meaning & usage
road, highway
female equivalent of carretero (“carter; cartwright”)
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱers- Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥sós Proto-Celtic *karros Gaulish *karrosbor. Latin carrus Old Catalan carro Old Catalan -eta Old Catalan carretabor.? Old Spanish carreta Spanish carreta Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ Proto-Italic *-ā Latin -a Latin -āria Spanish -era Spanish carretera From carreta + -era.
feminine singular of carretero
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱers- Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥sós Proto-Celtic *karros Gaulish *karrosbor. Latin carrus Old Catalan carro Old Catalan -eta Old Catalan carretabor.? Old Spanish carreta Spanish carreta Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ Proto-Italic *-ā Latin -a Latin -āria Spanish -era Spanish carretera From carreta + -era.
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