Where does “garron” come from?
garron (English) comes from Scottish Gaelic gearran, from Irish gearrán, from Irish -án, from Middle Irish -án, from Old Irish -án, from Primitive Irish -ᚐᚌᚅᚔ, from Proto-Celtic *-agnos.
garron (English): A small and usually disdained type of horse,...
Definitions
- A small and usually disdained type of horse,...
Ancestry of “garron”, step by step
garron traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Scottish Gaelic gearran
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scottish Gaelic | gearran | gelding; garron; plural of geàrr |
| 2 | Irish | gearrán | gelding; garron; lesbian, dyke |
| 3 | Irish | -án | A suffix used to derive instruments, diminutives,... |
| 4 | Middle Irish | -án | diminutive suffix |
| 5 | Old Irish | -án | diminutive suffix |
| 6 | Primitive Irish | -ᚐᚌᚅᚔ | diminutive suffix |
| 7 | Proto-Celtic | *-agnos | — |
via Spanish garra
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | garra | claw, talon; paw; clutches |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | *garra | — |
| 3 | Gaulish | garrā | leg |
| 4 | Proto-Celtic | garros | shank, leg calf |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰs-r- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰes- | hand; take, give in exchange |
via French Garon
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | Garon | — |