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Where does “bâillonnement” come from?

bâillonnement (French) comes from French bâillonner, from French bâillon, from French bâiller, from Middle French bailler, from Old French bailler, from Latin bāiulāre, from Latin bāiulus, from Proto-Germanic pakkô — bundle; pack; package.

bâillonnement (French): gagging, muzzling, silencing

Definitions

  1. gagging, muzzling, silencing

Ancestry of “bâillonnement”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbâillonnerto gag; to muzzle; to silence
2Frenchbâillongag
3Frenchbâillerto yawn
4Middle Frenchbaillerto bail; to entrust; Alternative form of baailler
5Old FrenchbaillerAlternative form of baillier
6Latinbāiulāre—
7Latinbāiulus—
8Proto-Germanicpakkôbundle; pack; package
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