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carricare
Late Latin · ancient
"to load"
meaning "to load onto a cart"
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cargar
Spanish · medieval
"to load, a load"
kept the meaning of loading a ship or vehicle
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cargo
English · 1600s
"goods transported by ship, plane, or vehicle"
adopted from Spanish for goods carried by ship
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