Where does “gouty” come from?
Gouty derives from English gout, from French goût, from Latin gutta meaning "drop," with the adjectival suffix -ivus forming Latin guttiōsus, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots meaning "a falling or dropping."
gouty (English): Suffering from gout
Definitions
- Suffering from gout
Ancestry of “gouty”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | gout | An extremely painful inflammation of joints,... |
| 2 | French | goût | taste, flavour; taste, discrimination; taste |
| 3 | Middle French | goust | taste; flavor |
| 4 | Old French | goust | taste; flavor |
| 5 | Latin | gustus | taste |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | gustus | taste |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵéwstus | taste |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵews- | to taste, try |