Question 1

What is the etymology of thr French word "guillotine"?

Accepted Answer

from the name of Dr. Joseph Ignace Guillotin, who proposed that "every condemned person shall have his head cut off" before the Constituent Assembly in 1789.

Question 2

What does the French word "guillotine" mean?

Accepted Answer

First person singular present indicative of to guillotine.
Third person singular present indicative of to guillotine.
First person singular present subjunctive of to guillotine.
Third person singular present subjunctive of to guillotine.
Second person singular imperative of to guillotine.

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