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Where does “gars” come from?

gars (Old French) comes from Medieval Latin garcio, from Latin warciō, from Frankish wrakkjō, from Proto-Germanic wrakjô, from Proto-Indo-European wreǵ- — to work, act.

gars (Old French): nominative singular of garçon; nominative...

Definitions

  1. nominative singular of garçon; nominative...

Ancestry of “gars”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latingarciomercenary, servant, boy; mercenary, assassin;...
2Latinwarciō—
3Frankishwrakkjōservant, boy; mercenary, servant; mercenary;...
4Proto-Germanicwrakjôan exile, one who is persecuted or displaced,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwreǵ-to work, act

Words derived from “gars”

  • gossoon
  • garçonnière
  • gazoon
  • garçon
  • garzón
  • garçonnière
  • garçonnier
  • garçon
  • gars
  • garçonnière
  • garce
  • garçom
  • garçon
  • ガルソン
  • ギャルソン
  • garçon
  • γκαρσονιέρα
  • γκαρσόνι
  • garsún
  • gasúr
  • garson
  • garson
  • gars
  • garçun
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