The word 'cargo' originally came from Spanish as 'cargar'

'Cargo' is a word borrowed from Spanish 'cargar'. The word entered the English language some time around 1657.

cargo [noun] [1657]

The goods or merchandise conveyed in a ship, airplane, or vehicle - freight

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Etymology: Spanish, load, charge, from 'cargar' to load, from Late Latin 'carricare'

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