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RE: And carriage became car. (nt)

As best I can tell from the somewhat scrambled information in Merriam-Webster, both "car" and "carriage" come from the French "carre," "carriage" via a verb, "carier."

Latin carrus > French carre > ME carre > car

Latin carrus > Frnech carre > French carier to transport > French cariage > ME cariage > carriage


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  • RE: And carriage became car. (nt) - josh358 18:54:22 07/24/12 (0)

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