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sabotage

SAB-uh-tahzh · noun

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Origin

English borrowed "sabotage" directly from French sabotage, taking the word whole rather than reshaping it to fit English patterns.

Journey

The facts available don't describe a shift in meaning — only that the word entered English as an unadapted borrowing from French.

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