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Where does “cagot” come from?

cagot (English) comes from French cagot, from Occitan cagot.

cagot (English): A member of a persecuted minority in...

Definitions

  1. A member of a persecuted minority in...

Ancestry of “cagot”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcagotcagot; sanctimonious person, hypocrite;...
2Occitancagot—
Every word from Occitan cagot →