Where does “goitrous” come from?

goitrous (English) comes from English goitre, from French goitre, from Old French goitron, from Vulgar Latin gutturio, from Latin guttur, from Proto-Indo-European gut- — rounding, swelling; entrails, stomach; swelling,...

goitrous (English): Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a goitre

Definitions

  1. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a goitre

Ancestry of “goitrous”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgoitreAn enlargement of the front and sides of the neck...
2Frenchgoitregoitre
3Old Frenchgoitronthroat; neck; goitre
4Vulgar Latingutturio—
5Latingutturthroat, neck, gullet; gluttony
6Proto-Indo-Europeangut-rounding, swelling; entrails, stomach; swelling,...
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