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Where does “gastronomic” come from?

Gastronomic comes from French gastronomique, which derives from the Greek gastro- (stomach) and -nomia (law or system), literally meaning the principles governing eating.

gastronomic (English): Of or pertaining to gastronomy

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to gastronomy

Ancestry of “gastronomic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchgastronomiquegastronomic; pertaining to all things humanly...
2Frenchgastro-gastro-
3Ancient Greekγαστήρbelly; womb; stomach, appetite
4Ancient Greek-τήρAdded to verb stems to form masculine agent nouns
5Proto-Indo-European-tḗrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

Words derived from “gastronomic”

  • nongastronomic
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