Where does “cravate” come from?
cravate (French) comes from French cravater, from French Cravate, from Serbo-Croatian Hr̀vāt, from Proto-Slavic xorvatъ — Croat.
cravate (French): necktie; headlock; Situation in which a canoe is...
Definitions
- necktie; headlock; Situation in which a canoe is...
Ancestry of “cravate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | cravater | to put on a tie; to decorate someone with a chain... |
| 2 | French | Cravate | Croat |
| 3 | Serbo-Croatian | Hr̀vāt | a Croat; Croat |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | xorvatъ | Croat |
Words derived from “cravate”