Where does “disgust” come from?

Disgust comes from Middle French desgouster, from Old French desgouster and goster, from Latin gusto meaning to taste, combined with Latin ex, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ǵews- meaning to taste.

disgust (English): To cause an intense dislike for something; An...

Definitions

  1. To cause an intense dislike for something; An...

Ancestry of “disgust”, step by step

disgust traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle French desgouster

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchdesgouster—
2Old Frenchdesgousterto put off one's appetite
3Old Frenchdes-de-; dis-
4Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
5Latincalceusshoe
6Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
7Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

via Catalan gust

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalangusttaste
2Latingustustaste
3Proto-Italicgustustaste
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵéwstustaste
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵews-to taste, try

Words derived from “disgust”

Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ →Every word from Latin dis- →Every word from Latin calx →