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carituṁ

carati

infinitive (gerundive) of carati, 1st conjugation; literally 'to go, to wander'

1. to go
2. to walk
3. to wander
4. to conduct oneself

Built from

• car — root · go, move
  The verbal root denoting motion, also used figuratively for 'conduct' and 'practice'. Cognates: Latin currere (run), English car, course.
• i — stem · present stem
  Forms the present tense stem of this thematic verb.
• tuṁ — ending · infinitive
  The gerundive ending marks purpose or intention ('in order to go'), or bare infinitive in contexts governed by causative or modal verbs.

Etymology. √car, cognate with Latin currere (run), English car; the root carries the sense of motion in space, applied also to conduct and practice (cariya, conduct).

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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