Where does “en garçon” come from?
en garçon (English) comes from French en garçon, from French garçon, from Old French garçon, from Old French gars, from Medieval Latin garcio, from Latin warciō, from Frankish wrakkjō, from Proto-Germanic wrakjô — to work, act.
en garçon (English): As a bachelor, or as if one were a bachelor; without one's wife
Definitions
- As a bachelor, or as if one were a bachelor; without one's wife
Ancestry of “en garçon”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | en garçon | like a boy or young man |
| 2 | French | garçon | boy; young man; man; Generic name of a male... |
| 3 | Old French | garçon | manservant |
| 4 | Old French | gars | nominative singular of garçon; nominative... |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | garcio | mercenary, servant, boy; mercenary, assassin;... |
| 6 | Latin | warciō | — |
| 7 | Frankish | wrakkjō | servant, boy; mercenary, servant; mercenary;... |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | wrakjô | an exile, one who is persecuted or displaced,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wreǵ- | to work, act |