Where does “garçon” come from?
garçon (Old French) comes 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.
garçon (Old French): manservant
Definitions
- manservant
Ancestry of “garçon”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | gars | nominative singular of garçon; nominative... |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | garcio | mercenary, servant, boy; mercenary, assassin;... |
| 3 | Latin | warciō | — |
| 4 | Frankish | wrakkjō | servant, boy; mercenary, servant; mercenary;... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wrakjô | an exile, one who is persecuted or displaced,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wreǵ- | to work, act |