Etymology

jargon

jar·gon
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Today it means: A technical terminology unique to a particular subject. Full definition →

Middle English jargoun ← Old French jargon
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  1. Old French · derived fromjargon
  2. Middle English · inherited fromjargoun
  3. English todayjargon

From Middle English jargoun, jargon, from Old French jargon, a variant of gargon, gargun (“chatter; talk; language”).

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