Where does “gargojlo” come from?
gargojlo (Esperanto) comes from French gargouille, from French gargouiller, from Old French gargouille — throat.
gargojlo (Esperanto): gargoyle (of water pipe)
Definitions
- gargoyle (of water pipe)
Ancestry of “gargojlo”, step by step
gargojlo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French gargouille
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | gargouille | gargoyle; first-person singular present... |
| 2 | French | gargouiller | to gargle; to rumble |
| 3 | Old French | gargouille | throat |
via English gargoyle
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | gargoyle | A carved grotesque figure on a spout which... |