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

Definitions

  1. a gargoyle

Ancestry of “ガーゴイル”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgargoyleA carved grotesque figure on a spout which...
2Old Frenchgargouillethroat
Every word from Old French gargouille →Every word from English gargoyle →