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Also look up the origin of the word Sandwich (lemmy.world)

submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Saved you a search: https://www.oxford-royale.com/articles/14-fascinating-word-origins-english-language/

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago (1 children)

In french, gargoyle is “gargouille”. The verb to gargle is “gargouiller”. Used in a sentence, the word is the exact same. “Il se gargouille”/“He gargles”.

I don’t know, to me it seems pretty clear they’re related.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Related yes, "comes from" (the claim made here) we don't know that for sure

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

I mean, that can be said for literally everything, no? What kind of proof would you need? Everything about languages and the evolution of words is studied by experts, and I am not one of them, so what else can I do but take their word for it?

If you look up their ethymology online, they are both from the same word. The wikitionary entry also claims it does come from it. https://fr.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/gargouille