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Where does “gamache” come from?

gamache (French) comes from Occitan gamacha, from Spanish guademecí, from Arabic غَدَامِسِيّ, from Arabic غدامس, from Latin Cidamus.

gamache (French): spat, gaiter, legging

Definitions

  1. spat, gaiter, legging

Ancestry of “gamache”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Occitangamacha—
2Spanishguademecíembossed leather
3Arabicغَدَامِسِيّrelated to the town of {{m|ar|غَدَامِس}} in the...
4Arabicغدامس—
5LatinCidamus—

Words derived from “gamache”

  • Gamasche
  • gamache
Every word from Latin Cidamus →