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ghoul

GOOL · noun

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Origin

English borrowed "ghoul" from French "goule," which came from Persian "ġul," itself from Arabic "ḡūl."

Journey

The facts available only trace its path through languages, not a shift in meaning — it seems to have carried its unsettling sense along the whole route.

Related words

No related English word is given in the facts beyond the chain of borrowing itself: Arabic to Persian to French to English.

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