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Where does “gargouille” come from?

gargouille (Italian) comes from French gargouille, from French gargouiller, from Old French gargouille — throat.

gargouille (Italian): gargoyle

Definitions

  1. gargoyle

Ancestry of “gargouille”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchgargouillegargoyle; first-person singular present...
2Frenchgargouillerto gargle; to rumble
3Old Frenchgargouillethroat
Every word from Old French gargouille →