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Where does “garb” come from?

Garb comes from Middle French garbe, from Italian garbo, ultimately from Latin roots related to -alis and -are.

garb (English): Fashion, style of dressing oneself up; A type of...

Definitions

  1. Fashion, style of dressing oneself up; A type of...

Ancestry of “garb”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchgarbegraceful outline
2Italiangarbopoliteness, gentleness, tact, grace; graceful...
3Frankishgarwijanto make ready; to prepare; to prepare, to ready
4Proto-Germanicgarwijanąto prepare
5Proto-Germanicgarwazready, prepared
6Proto-Germanicga-Indicates association or togetherness; co-;...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
9Middle Englishkyt—
10Germankitt—
11Old High Germankuti—
12Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
13Proto-Germanickweduzresin
14Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
15Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “garb”

  • garbless
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