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