English
ergot
Ergot comes from Old French argot.
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400argot
- Frenchc. 1600–presentergot
- Englishearliest quotation 1912same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400argot
- Frenchc. 1600–presentergot
- Englishearliest quotation 1912same form
Earliest quotation: 1912, Richard Lydekker, The Horse and Its Relatives: “Since the text was in type, Mr. R. I.…”
Every English word from Old French argot
Today it means
noun Any fungus in the genus Claviceps which are parasitic on grasses.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old French argot / ergot