Where does “garmenture” come from?
garmenture (English) comes from English ure, from Middle English ure, from Old French uevre, from Latin opera, from Latin Opus, from Ancient Greek Ὀποῦς, from Ancient Greek ὀπός, from Proto-Indo-European sokʷós — to follow; to see; to say.
garmenture (English): clothing; dress
Definitions
- clothing; dress
Ancestry of “garmenture”, step by step
garmenture traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ure
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ure | use, practise, exercise; To use; to exercise; to... |
| 2 | Middle English | ure | Alternative form of oure |
| 3 | Old French | uevre | a work |
| 4 | Latin | opera | work, exertion, effort; service; care, attention... |
| 5 | Latin | Opus | The capital city of the Locri and birthplace of Patroclus |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Ὀποῦς | Opus, Greece |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ὀπός | juice, vegetable/plant juice; fig-juice |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sokʷós | juice of plants |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sekʷ- | to follow; to see; to say |
via English garment
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | garment | A single item of clothing; Short for temple... |
| 2 | Middle English | garment | — |
| 3 | Old French | garnement | garment; piece of clothing |
| 4 | Old French | guarnir | to protect; to arm; to armor |
| 5 | Frankish | warnijan | to ward, take care of; to ward, take care of... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | warnijaną | to care, worry; to worry, care, heed; to worry,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wēr- | true |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |