Where does “gout” come from?
Gout comes from French goût, from Latin gutta, from Old French goust, from Latin gustus, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ǵews-.
gout (English): An extremely painful inflammation of joints,...
Definitions
- An extremely painful inflammation of joints,...
Ancestry of “gout”, step by step
gout traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French goût
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | goût | taste, flavour; taste, discrimination; taste |
| 2 | Middle French | goust | taste; flavor |
| 3 | Old French | goust | taste; flavor |
| 4 | Latin | gustus | taste |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | gustus | taste |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵéwstus | taste |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵews- | to taste, try |
via Old French goute
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | goute | — |
| 2 | Old French | goutte | — |
| 3 | Latin | gutta | a drop; spots or specks; a small ornament under... |
Words derived from “gout”