Where does “cravat” come from?

Cravat comes from French cravate, which derives from French Cravate, ultimately tracing to Latin -are through French intermediaries.

cravat (English): A wide fabric band worn as a necktie by men...

Definitions

  1. A wide fabric band worn as a necktie by men...

Ancestry of “cravat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchCravateCroat
2Serbo-CroatianHr̀vāta Croat; Croat
3Proto-SlavicxorvatъCroat

Words derived from “cravat”

Every word from Proto-Slavic xorvatъ →Every word from Serbo-Croatian Hr̀vāt →Every word from French Cravate →