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Derived from Greek and Arabic, and not a fantasy, the pillory was in use even before the Middle Ages.An etymology of "pillory" from "gonghia"? You're definitely going to have to show me a source for that. And before you ask for sources which site the etymology of "pillory" to "pila", I'll list a few.
As for the statement that Latin was still spoken in the middle ages, I'm sure that you're already well aware of the fact that this was only true for the upper classes and scholars. The lower classes did not speak Latin, and this was one of the causative factors leading to the Protestant Reformation, shortly after the end of the medieval period.
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Yes, this is the etymology of "pillory" which I know. I've never heard of any etymology through "gonghia". Like I said, I'll need to see sources.
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