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Where does “ギャルソン” come from?

ギャルソン (Japanese) comes from French garçon, 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.

ギャルソン (Japanese): a young man; a boy; a servant or member of the...

Definitions

  1. a young man; a boy; a servant or member of the...

Ancestry of “ギャルソン”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchgarçonboy; young man; man; Generic name of a male...
2Old Frenchgarçonmanservant
3Old Frenchgarsnominative singular of garçon; nominative...
4Medieval Latingarciomercenary, servant, boy; mercenary, assassin;...
5Latinwarciō—
6Frankishwrakkjōservant, boy; mercenary, servant; mercenary;...
7Proto-Germanicwrakjôan exile, one who is persecuted or displaced,...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwreǵ-to work, act
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