Where does “gourde” come from?
gourde (English) comes from French gourde, from Spanish gordo, from Old Spanish gordo, from Latin gurdus, from Proto-Italic gʷord-o-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷr̥dus.
gourde (English): The currency of Haiti, divided into 100 centimes
Definitions
- The currency of Haiti, divided into 100 centimes
Ancestry of “gourde”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | gourde | gourd; water bottle; flask; canteen; clot, dope;... |
| 2 | Spanish | gordo | fat; coarse; fat man |
| 3 | Old Spanish | gordo | — |
| 4 | Latin | gurdus | a dolt, jolterhead, numbskull, blockhead,... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | gʷord-o- | stubborn, heavy |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷr̥dus | — |