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Where does “josier” come from?

josier (Old French) comes from Vulgar Latin gusia, from Late Latin geusiae, from Gaulish geusi — to pour.

Ancestry of “josier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latingusia—
2Late Latingeusiaethroat, maw
3Gaulishgeusito pour

Words derived from “josier”

  • égosiller
  • gosier
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