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Where does “jargoun” come from?

jargoun (Middle English) comes from Old French jargon, from Old French gargun — chatter; talk; language.

jargoun (Middle English): The sound conversation talking; tweeting,...

Definitions

  1. The sound conversation talking; tweeting,...

Ancestry of “jargoun”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchjargontalk; chatter; conversation; talking
2Old Frenchgargunchatter; talk; language

Words derived from “jargoun”

  • jargon
  • jargonistic
  • jargony
  • Eurojargon
  • jargonish
  • jargoneer
  • jargonaphasia
  • jargonist
  • psychojargon
  • jargonization
  • jargonize
  • technojargon
  • jargonisation
  • jargonium
  • jargonless
  • jargonesque
  • jargonise
  • dejargonize
  • cyberjargon
  • dejargonization
  • jargonic
  • jargon
  • jargon
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