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Etymology of Cagot

Borrowed from French cagot, from Occitan cagot, of uncertain origin, traditionally speculated to be connected to the Visigoths; according to modern postulation, possibly equivalent to cagar (“to defecate”) + -ot (diminut

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noun

A member of a persecuted minority in south-western France.

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Borrowed from French cagot, from Occitan cagot, of uncertain origin, traditionally speculated to be connected to the Visigoths; according to modern postulation, possibly equivalent to cagar (“to defecate”) + -ot (diminutive suffix).

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  • Borrowed-form mentioncagotfr
  • Derivation mentioncagotoc
  • Word-formation componentcagaroc · to defecate
  • Word-formation component-otoc
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