Where does “gamache” come from?

gamache (Danish) comes from French gamache, from Occitan gamacha, from Spanish guademecí, from Arabic غَدَامِسِيّ, from Arabic غدامس, from Latin Cidamus.

gamache (Danish): leggings; spat, gaiter

Definitions

  1. leggings; spat, gaiter

Ancestry of “gamache”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchgamachespat, gaiter, legging
2Occitangamacha—
3Spanishguademecíembossed leather
4Arabicغَدَامِسِيّrelated to the town of {{m|ar|غَدَامِس}} in the...
5Arabicغدامس—
6LatinCidamus—
Every word from Latin Cidamus →Every word from Arabic غدامس →Every word from Arabic غَدَامِسِيّ →