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Where does “gardone” come from?

gardone (Middle English) comes from Old French guerredon, from Medieval Latin widerdonum, from Latin widerlonum.

Ancestry of “gardone”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchguerredonpayment
2Medieval Latinwiderdonum—
3Latinwiderlonum—

Words derived from “gardone”

  • guerdon
  • guerdonless
Every word from Latin widerlonum →