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Where does “warance” come from?

warance (Old French) comes from French garance, from Middle French garance, from Old French garance, from Frankish wratja, from Proto-Germanic wratjō — red dye.

Ancestry of “warance”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchgarancemadder; rose madder
2Middle Frenchgarance—
3Old Frenchgarance—
4Frankishwratja—
5Proto-Germanicwratjōred dye

Words derived from “warance”

  • garancine
  • warence
  • garanza
  • garance
  • warance
  • garance
Every word from Proto-Germanic wratjō →