Where does “xarretera” come from?
xarretera (Catalan) comes from Spanish charretera, from French jarretière, from French jarret, from Vulgar Latin *garra, from Gaulish garrā, from Proto-Celtic garros, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰs-r-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰes- — hand; take, give in exchange.
xarretera (Catalan): epaulette
Definitions
- epaulette
Ancestry of “xarretera”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | charretera | epaulette |
| 2 | French | jarretière | garter |
| 3 | French | jarret | back of the knee; hough; hock |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | *garra | — |
| 5 | Gaulish | garrā | leg |
| 6 | Proto-Celtic | garros | shank, leg calf |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰs-r- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰes- | hand; take, give in exchange |