Where does “jarrete” come from?
jarrete (Spanish) comes 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.
jarrete (Spanish): hock; back of the knee, ham
Definitions
- hock; back of the knee, ham
Ancestry of “jarrete”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | jarret | back of the knee; hough; hock |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | *garra | — |
| 3 | Gaulish | garrā | leg |
| 4 | Proto-Celtic | garros | shank, leg calf |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰs-r- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰes- | hand; take, give in exchange |