Where does “garrote” come from?

garrote (English) comes from Spanish garrote, from French garrot, from Old Occitan garra — leg.

garrote (English): an iron collar formerly used in Spain to execute...

Definitions

  1. an iron collar formerly used in Spain to execute...

Ancestry of “garrote”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishgarrotegarrote; club, cudgel
2Frenchgarrottourniquet; garrot; garrote
3Old Occitangarraleg

Words derived from “garrote”

Every word from Old Occitan garra →Every word from French garrot →Every word from Spanish garrote →