Where does “gostar” come from?

gostar (Franco-Provençal) comes from Latin gusto, from Proto-Indo-European ǵustós, from Proto-Indo-European ǵews- — to taste, try.

Ancestry of “gostar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatingustoI taste, sample; I snack; I whet my appetite
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵustós—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵews-to taste, try
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵews- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵustós →Every word from Latin gusto →