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Where does “garison” come from?

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

garison (Old French): defence; good; object

Definitions

  1. defence; good; object

Ancestry of “garison”, step by step

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

Words derived from “garison”

  • garrison
  • regarrison
  • disgarrison
  • engarrison
  • nongarrison
  • garison
  • garisoun
  • dgéthithon
  • dgèrnison
  • garison
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