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Spanish words from Latin words first recorded in the 9th century

2 Spanish words inherited from a Latin word whose earliest known written record dates from the 9th century, earliest Latin record first.

1. carrera

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   from Latin carraria

   It is inherited from Late Latin carrāria (“road for carts”), short for via carrāria (“cart road”); the DLE and the DCECH write it as Vulgar Latin *carraria. It is the feminine of the adjective…

2. señal

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   from Latin signale

   It is inherited from Late Latin signāle (“sign”), the Late Latin adjective signālis (“serving as a sign”) used as a noun. The DLE takes it from Medieval Latin signale. The word took over most of the…

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