Where does “claret” come from?
claret (Middle English) comes from Middle French claret, from Latin claratum vinum, from Latin clārus, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁- — to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot.
claret (Middle English): clary; clary water; pink, pink-purple, light
Definitions
- clary; clary water; pink, pink-purple, light
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