English
tarantass
Tarantass comes from Russian таранта́с.
- Russianmodernтаранта́сtarantás
- Englishearliest quotation 1868tarantass
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Russianmodernтаранта́сtarantás
- Englishearliest quotation 1868tarantass
Earliest quotation: 1868, Route 25: London to Pekin […]: “Three kinds of conveyances are available: the telega, or…”
Every English word from Russian таранта́с
Today it means
noun A low horse-drawn carriage without springs used in Russia, capable of having its wheels replaced with runners during the winter.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Russian таранта́с / tarantass