Where does “bigot” come from?

bigot (French) comes from Middle French bigot, from Old French bigot, from Old English bī god — by God.

bigot (French): bigot, holier-than-thou; over-pious,...

Definitions

  1. bigot, holier-than-thou; over-pious,...

Ancestry of “bigot”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchbigot—
2Old Frenchbigot—
3Old Englishbī godby God

Words derived from “bigot”

Every word from Old English bī god →Every word from Old French bigot →Every word from Middle French bigot →