Where does “desjarretar” come from?

desjarretar (Spanish) comes from Spanish jarrete, 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.

desjarretar (Spanish): to hock; to hamstring

Definitions

  1. to hock; to hamstring

Ancestry of “desjarretar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishjarretehock; back of the knee, ham
2Frenchjarretback of the knee; hough; hock
3Vulgar Latin*garra
4Gaulishgarrāleg
5Proto-Celticgarrosshank, leg calf
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰs-r-
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰes-hand; take, give in exchange
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