EuroLex/F/Jargon


 * Original language: French
 * Original form and meaning: jargon - 1. terminology; 2. cant, gibberish, mumbo-jumbo; 3. pidgin

(Note: If the status is not specifically indicated then the word is stylistically neutral and generally used; if earlier meaning and status equals current use the former may be expressed by writing "dito". Cf. also the project guidelines.)

Annotations
Etymology: from OF jargon "a chattering" (of birds), ultimately of echoic origin (cf. L. garrire "to chatter", English gargle). Often applied to something the speaker does not understand, hence meaning "mode of speech full of unfamiliar terms" (1651).

Source: http://www.etymonline.com

Information on Other Languages
meaning 1

Czech: slang, hantýrka

Estonian: erikeel

Finnish: erikoiskieli