garbo

Italian (Fiorentino)

noun
Definitions
  • politeness, gentleness, tact, grace
  • graceful form
  • (nautical) curvature of the hull

Etymology

Borrowed from Old High German garwi (equipment, preparation, dress) derived from Proto-Germanic *garwijaną (prepare) borrowed from Arabic قَالِب (mould, outline, form, model) derived from Persian کالب (form, mold) derived from Ancient Greek καλόπους (shoemaker's block, a shoemaker's last), κᾶλον (wood, timber, joiner's wood, logs, firewood) + Ancient Greek πούς (foot, leg).

Origin

Ancient Greek

πούς

Gloss

foot, leg

Concept
Semantic Field

The body

Ontological Category

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