Where does “garretto” come from?

garretto (Italian) comes from Vulgar Latin *garra, from Gaulish garrā, from Proto-Celtic garros, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰs-r-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰes- — hand; take, give in exchange.

garretto (Italian): hock

Definitions

  1. hock

Ancestry of “garretto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latin*garra—
2Gaulishgarrāleg
3Proto-Celticgarrosshank, leg calf
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰs-r-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰes-hand; take, give in exchange
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰes- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰs-r- →Every word from Proto-Celtic garros →