noun, feminine/kareˈteɾa/plural: carreteras
road, highway; female equivalent of carretero (“carter; cartwright”)
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱers- Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥sós Proto-Celtic *karros Gaulish *karrosbor. Latin carrus Old Catalan carro Old Catalan -eta Old Catalan carretabor.? Old Spanish carreta Spanish carreta Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Latin -āria Spanish -era Spanish carretera From carreta + -era.