Where does “portjartier” come from?

portjartier (Romanian) comes from Romanian jartieră, from French jarretière, from French jarret, from Vulgar Latin *garra, from Gaulish garrā, from Proto-Celtic garros, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰs-r-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰes- — hand; take, give in exchange.

portjartier (Romanian): girdle

Definitions

  1. girdle

Ancestry of “portjartier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianjartierăgarter
2Frenchjarretièregarter
3Frenchjarretback of the knee; hough; hock
4Vulgar Latin*garra—
5Gaulishgarrāleg
6Proto-Celticgarrosshank, leg calf
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰs-r-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰes-hand; take, give in exchange
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰes- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰs-r- →Every word from Proto-Celtic garros →