English

garmento

From garment + -o.

A compound of garment + -o

Frankish *warnijan ‘to ward off, refuse, deny’

Old French garnir ‘to protect, fortify, clothe, garnish, adorn’

Old French garnement

Middle English garment

Today it means

noun Someone active in the garment industry, especially in New York.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / garmento