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Where does “garison” come from?

garison (Middle French) comes from Old French garison, from Old French -ison, from Latin -ātiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

garison (Middle French): safety

Definitions

  1. safety

Ancestry of “garison”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchgarisondefence; good; object
2Old French-isonused to form feminine nouns
3Latin-ātiō—
4Latin-tiō—
5Latindissertātiō—
6Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
7Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
8Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
9Latincalceusshoe
10Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
11Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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