chariot

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   A two-wheeled vehicle pulled by horses, used in ancient times for war or racing.

   The warriors rode into battle on a horse-drawn chariot.

2. 2
   verb

   To carry or ride in a chariot.

   The hero was charioted across the plain.

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Simplified etymology

Chariot, recorded from the late Middle English period, ultimately derives from Latin carro or carricare, meaning “to load.” The same Latin source also lies behind career, carriage, carry, and charge.

From Middle English chariot, from Old French chariot, from char (“cart”), from Latin carrus (“wagon”), itself borrowed from Gaulish *karros, from Proto-Celtic *karros (“wagon”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥sós. Displaced native Old English hrædwæġn (literally “fast wagon”).

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