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
- An enlargement of the front and sides of the neck...
Ancestry of “goitre”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | goitre | goitre |
| 2 | Old French | goitron | throat; neck; goitre |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | gutturio | — |
| 4 | Latin | guttur | throat, neck, gullet; gluttony |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gut- | rounding, swelling; entrails, stomach; swelling,... |
Words derived from “goitre”