English word origin

Etymology of pram

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗

noun

A small vehicle, usually covered, in which a newborn baby is pushed around in a lying position. · A pushchair; a buggy.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der. Proto-Italic *peri- Latin per- Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts? Proto-Indo-European *h₂m̥bʰíder. Proto-Italic *amβi- Latin ambi- Proto-Indo-European *h₂elh₂-der. Proto-Italic *alō Latin *alō Latin ambulō Latin perambulō Latin perambulātusbor. English perambulate Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin -ātor Old French -eorbor. Middle English -our ▲ Latin -torlbor. English -or English perambulatorclip. English pram Clipping of perambulator.

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Source etymology 2

Original entry ↗

noun

A flat-bottomed barge used on shallow shores to convey cargo to and from ships that cannot enter the harbour. · A similar barge used as platform for cannons in shallow waters which seagoing warships cannot enter. · A type of dinghy with a flat bow.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From Dutch praam (“a flat-bottomed boat”), from Middle Dutch praem, from Middle Low German prām, from Old Czech *prám, from Proto-Slavic *pormъ.

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Borrowed-form mentionpraamnl · a flat-bottomed boat
Derivation mentionpraemdum
Derivation mentionprāmgml
Derivation mention*pormъsla-pro

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