Where does “γαρκινία” come from?
γαρκινία (Greek) comes from Translingual Garcinia, 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.
γαρκινία (Greek): garcinia, Garcinia
Definitions
- garcinia, Garcinia
Ancestry of “γαρκινία”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Translingual | Garcinia | genus |
| 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 |