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Where does “margotte” come from?

margotte (French) comes from Latin mergus, from Latin mergō, from Proto-Indo-European *mésgeti, from Proto-Indo-European mesg- — to dip, sink.

Ancestry of “margotte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmergusdiver , a kind of waterfowl; vine-layer
2Latinmergō—
3Proto-Indo-European*mésgeti—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmesg-to dip, sink

Words derived from “margotte”

  • margotta
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