Where does “ĝartero” come from?

ĝartero (Esperanto) comes from French jarretière, from French jarret, from Vulgar Latin *garra, from Gaulish garrā, from Proto-Celtic garros, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰs-r-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰes- — hand; take, give in exchange.

ĝartero (Esperanto): garter

Definitions

  1. garter

Ancestry of “ĝartero”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchjarretièregarter
2Frenchjarretback of the knee; hough; hock
3Vulgar Latin*garra—
4Gaulishgarrāleg
5Proto-Celticgarrosshank, leg calf
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰs-r-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰes-hand; take, give in exchange
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰes- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰs-r- →Every word from Proto-Celtic garros →