Etymograph

English

magot

Magot comes from French magot ‘the Barbary macaque native to the Atlas…’.

  1. Frenchc. 1600–presentmagot‘the Barbary macaque native to the Atlas Mountains of Algeria and Morocco along with a…’
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1800same form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

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  1. Frenchc. 1600–presentmagot‘the Barbary macaque native to the Atlas Mountains of Algeria and Morocco along with a…’
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1800same form

Earliest quotation: 1800, The Lady's Magazine Or Entertaining Comp: “The magot differs from the ape by having a…”

Every English word from French magot

Today it means

noun The Barbary macaque (Macaca sylvanus) native to the Atlas Mountains of Algeria and Morocco along with a small population of uncertain origin in Gibraltar.

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Etymograph / French magot / magot

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