Supercar Blondie answers: Why is a car called a car?
- Supercar Blondie answers: why is a car called a car?
- It’s one of the most frequently asked questions for the search engine
- You need to look way back into history for the answer
Published by Amelia Jean Hershman-Jones
Edited by Tom Wood
Supercar Blondie brings you the cutting edge in cars and automotive tech but Sergi Galiano went back to basics and answered one of the most frequently asked car questions on Google: Why is a car called a car?
Turns out you need to go back – way back to answer this. As Sergi explains: “Car is basically just short for carriage.”
In the past, we used horse-powered carriages and now we have vehicles with engine horsepower – the link is pretty clear.
“You’ll also see the resemblance with ‘cart’, ‘chariot’, or ‘carrus/carrum’ that means ‘wheeled vehicle’ in Latin,” he says. Although our ancestors probably couldn’t have imagined just how far carts and chariots have come.
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With a dual English and French degree and NCTJ diploma, Amelia began her career doing award-winning writing and editing for titles and brands spanning Women's Health, the Telegraph, Boots, and Vitality. Amelia joined the SB Media family in September of 2023, bringing her expertise in SEO and reader takeaway. As Lead Editor, her superpower is translating technical jargon about the mechanical workings of a supercar into a shareable story.
