Where does “goitre” come from?

Goitre comes from Old French goitron, derived from Vulgar Latin gutturio, from Latin guttur meaning throat, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European gut-.

goitre (English): An enlargement of the front and sides of the neck...

Definitions

  1. An enlargement of the front and sides of the neck...

Ancestry of “goitre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchgoitregoitre
2Old Frenchgoitronthroat; neck; goitre
3Vulgar Latingutturio—
4Latingutturthroat, neck, gullet; gluttony
5Proto-Indo-Europeangut-rounding, swelling; entrails, stomach; swelling,...

Words derived from “goitre”

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