Where does “ガーゴイル” come from?
ガーゴイル (Japanese) comes from English gargoyle, from Old French gargouille — throat.
ガーゴイル (Japanese): a gargoyle
Ancestry of “ガーゴイル”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | gargoyle | A carved grotesque figure on a spout which... |
| 2 | Old French | gargouille | throat |