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Where does “guillotiner” come from?

guillotiner (French) comes from French guillotine, from French Guillotin, from French Guillot, from French Guillaume, from Old French Guillaume, from Frankish Willahelm, from Proto-Germanic Wiljahelmaz, from Proto-Germanic helmaz — to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab.

guillotiner (French): to guillotine, to execute with a guillotine

Definitions

  1. to guillotine, to execute with a guillotine

Ancestry of “guillotiner”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchguillotineguillotine; first-person singular present...
2FrenchGuillotin—
3FrenchGuillot—
4FrenchGuillaumeWilliam
5Old FrenchGuillaume—
6FrankishWillahelmWilliam
7Proto-GermanicWiljahelmaz—
8Proto-Germanichelmazhelmet
9Proto-Germanichalmazhalm; stem; stalk; straw; hay
10Proto-Indo-Europeanḱolh₂mosstalk
11Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₂-to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab

Words derived from “guillotiner”

  • guillotine
  • guillotiner
  • guillotinable
  • antiguillotine
  • guillotina
  • guillotinar
  • гильотина
  • guillotine
  • guillotiner
  • Guillotine
  • giljotiini
  • guillotine
  • gilotyna
  • γκιλοτίνα
  • 기요틴
  • ghilotină
  • dgilliotinne
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