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Where does “Termagaunt” come from?

Termagaunt (Middle English) comes from Old French Tervagant, from Old Italian Trivagante.

Ancestry of “Termagaunt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old FrenchTervagant—
2Old ItalianTrivagante—

Words derived from “Termagaunt”

  • termagant
  • Termagant
  • termagantly
Every word from Old Italian Trivagante →