Where does “en garçon” come from?
en garçon (French) comes from French garçon, from Old French garçon, from Old French gars, from Medieval Latin garcio, from Latin warciō, from Frankish wrakkjō, from Proto-Germanic wrakjô, from Proto-Indo-European wreǵ- — to work, act.
en garçon (French): like a boy or young man
Definitions
- like a boy or young man
Ancestry of “en garçon”, step by step
en garçon traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French garçon
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | garçon | boy; young man; man; Generic name of a male... |
| 2 | Old French | garçon | manservant |
| 3 | Old French | gars | nominative singular of garçon; nominative... |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | garcio | mercenary, servant, boy; mercenary, assassin;... |
| 5 | Latin | warciō | — |
| 6 | Frankish | wrakkjō | servant, boy; mercenary, servant; mercenary;... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | wrakjô | an exile, one who is persecuted or displaced,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wreǵ- | to work, act |