Where does “garrote” come from?

garrote (Spanish) comes from French garrot, from Old Occitan garra — leg.

garrote (Spanish): garrote; club, cudgel

Definitions

  1. garrote; club, cudgel

Ancestry of “garrote”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchgarrottourniquet; garrot; garrote
2Old Occitangarraleg

Words derived from “garrote”

Every word from Old Occitan garra →Every word from French garrot →
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