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

  1. The currency of Haiti, divided into 100 centimes

Ancestry of “gourde”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchgourdegourd; water bottle; flask; canteen; clot, dope;...
2Spanishgordofat; coarse; fat man
3Old Spanishgordo
4Latingurdusa dolt, jolterhead, numbskull, blockhead,...
5Proto-Italicgʷord-o-stubborn, heavy
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷr̥dus
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷr̥dusEvery word from Proto-Italic gʷord-o-Every word from Latin gurdus
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