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How did the word guillotine come into your language?

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Who invented the word guillotine?

Louis Guillotine. His profession was an inventor.


How did the word guillotine come into our language?

The word guillotine originated from the last name of a French physician, Dr. Joseph-Ignace Guillotin. He proposed the use of a beheading machine as a more humane method of execution during the French Revolution. The device eventually became associated with his name and the term "guillotine" was adopted to describe it.


Antonym for guillotine?

An antonym is a word opposite in meaning of another word. There are no antonyms for the word guillotine (a machine designed for carrying out executions by beheading).


How do word guillotine came into your language?

From French.


Word that fits this definition a weapon of execution?

Guillotine.


Where does the word 'guillotine' come into your language?

The English word guillotine came to us as an allusion to Joseph Guillotin (1738-1814), a French doctor who proposed that an efficient machine should be used to carry out capital punishment. The first machine was built in 1791 and used the following year.The word was used as a noun in 1973 and as a verb in 1974.


How did the reign terror come to an end?

It ended with the death of Robespierre by guillotine.


What country did the word guillotine come from?

It was invented by a French man, Joseph Guillotin (1738 - 1814) who was a French physician. The machine was built in 1791 and used the following year


Are you killed by a guillotine or in a guillotine?

You would likely be killed BY a guillotine if placed IN a guillotine.


What device was used to cut off peoples heads?

The Guillotine


What is the thing called where you get beheaded?

a guillotine