Where does “garrote” come from?
garrote (Spanish) comes from French garrot, from Old Occitan garra — leg.
garrote (Spanish): garrote; club, cudgel
Ancestry of “garrote”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | garrot | tourniquet; garrot; garrote |
| 2 | Old Occitan | garra | leg |
Words derived from “garrote”