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Where does “bâillonner” come from?

bâillonner (French) comes 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.

bâillonner (French): to gag; to muzzle; to silence

Definitions

  1. to gag; to muzzle; to silence

Ancestry of “bâillonner”, step by step

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

Words derived from “bâillonner”

  • bâillonnement
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