Where does “Gusto” come from?

Gusto (Bavarian) comes from Italian gusto, from Latin gustus, from Proto-Italic gustus, from Proto-Indo-European ǵéwstus, from Proto-Indo-European ǵews- — to taste, try.

Gusto (Bavarian): }} appetite for certain foods or beverages; desire for something e.g., an activity

Definitions

  1. }} appetite for certain foods or beverages; desire for something e.g., an activity

Ancestry of “Gusto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiangustotaste; taste, flavour; gusto, enjoyment, relish
2Latingustustaste
3Proto-Italicgustustaste
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵéwstustaste
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵews-to taste, try

Words derived from “Gusto

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵews-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵéwstusEvery word from Proto-Italic gustus
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