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Where did the term car come from?

The word "car" comes from the Latin word "carrus," meaning a wheeled vehicle. This evolved through various forms in other languages (like Old French "car" and Middle English "car") before settling into its modern English usage. While "carrus" referred to a variety of wheeled vehicles, its meaning eventually narrowed to specifically denote the self-propelled kind we know today.