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Where does “cogarante” come from?

cogarante (Italian) comes from Italian garante, from Old French garant, from Frankish warand, from Frankish warjan, from Proto-West Germanic waʀjan, from Proto-Germanic warjaną, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

cogarante (Italian): coguarantor

Definitions

  1. coguarantor

Ancestry of “cogarante”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiangaranteguarantee, guarantor; guarantor
2Old Frenchgarantguaranty; assurance; witness; protector
3Frankishwaranda warrant
4Frankishwarjanto fend off; to stop, thwart; to fend for,...
5Proto-West Germanicwaʀjanto clothe
6Proto-Germanicwarjanąto ward off, to defend against; to thwart, to...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
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