car
UK[kɑː]US[kɑːr]
n
A road vehicle with an engine, usually four wheels, and seats for a small number of people.
Etymology
The word 'car' has a long journey through languages. It entered English from the Anglo-Norman French 'carre', which referred to a cart or wagon. This French term traces back to the Latin 'carrus', a word for a wheeled vehicle, particularly a wagon. The Latin term is believed to have been borrowed from Gaulish, a Celtic language, where a similar word described a type of chariot or cart. Thus, the modern meaning of a personal motor vehicle is a direct semantic evolution from these ancient terms for wheeled transport.
Analysis
This is a simplex word. It is a loanword from the Anglo-Norman French 'carre', meaning a two-wheeled cart or wagon, which itself derived from the Latin 'carrus', a wheeled vehicle, likely of Gaulish origin.
Examples
She drove her car to the supermarket.
We need to get the car serviced next week.
He was listening to the radio in his parked car.