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 | | In commemoration of this event, architects began to design gutter spouts in the shape of Gargouille, and eventually in the shape of all manner of bizarre creatures. |
 | | So, gargoyle is the English spelling of the French gargouille, which in turn derives from the Latin gurges, and ultimately from the Indo-European root *gwel-, meaning to swallow. |
 | | That root is probably an imitation of the sound made while swallowing, and it's also the root of many other English words, such as gargle, gurgle, gorge, regurgitate, gullet, and glutton. |
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