Where does “disgusting” come from?
Disgusting comes from Middle French desgouster, from Old French desgouster and goster, from Latin gusto meaning to taste, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ǵews-.
disgusting (English): Causing disgust; repulsive; distasteful; present...
Definitions
- Causing disgust; repulsive; distasteful; present...
Ancestry of “disgusting”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | disgust | To cause an intense dislike for something; An... |
| 2 | Catalan | dis- | dys-; Indicates negation |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | δῠσ- | bad, unfortunate |
| 4 | Latin | calculāre | — |
| 5 | Latin | calculus | diminutive of calx; pebble, stone; reckoning,... |
| 6 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -elos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |
Words derived from “disgusting”