Where does “coupe-jarret” come from?

coupe-jarret (French) comes from French couper, from Old French coper, from Old French -er, from Latin -āre, from Proto-Italic -āō, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.

coupe-jarret (French): cut-throat, bandit

Definitions

  1. cut-throat, bandit

Ancestry of “coupe-jarret”, step by step

coupe-jarret traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French couper

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcouperto cut, cut up, to chop, to sever; to cut off, to...
2Old Frenchcoperto cut
3Old French-erAlternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;...
4Latin-ārefirst conjugation
5Proto-Italic-āōForms primarily denominative verbs
6Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
7Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
9Chichewaiyehe, she

via French jarret

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchjarretback of the knee; hough; hock
2Vulgar Latin*garra
3Gaulishgarrāleg
4Proto-Celticgarrosshank, leg calf
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰs-r-
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰes-hand; take, give in exchange
Every word from Chichewa iyeEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -yétiEvery word from Old French -er