gopher · noun1
- Muskogean · derived from
- Cajun French · borrowed fromgaufre
- English todaygopher
Perhaps an adaptation of Cajun French gaufre (literally “honeycomb, waffle”), based on the analogy of holes in the ground to the indentations in a honeycomb or a waffle (doublet of waffle). Alternatively, from Muskogean.
Gopher · proper noun, noun2
From the gopher, mascot of the University of Minnesota, where the Gopher protocol was developed.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.