Where does “égout” come from?

égout (French) comes from French égoutter, from French goutte, from Middle French goutte, from Old French gote, from Latin gutta — a drop; spots or specks; a small ornament under...

égout (French): drain; sewer

Definitions

  1. drain; sewer

Ancestry of “égout”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchégoutterto drain
2Frenchgouttedroplet; goutte; gout
3Middle Frenchgouttegoutte (droplike shape)
4Old Frenchgotedrop
5Latinguttaa drop; spots or specks; a small ornament under...

Words derived from “égout”

Every word from Latin gutta →Every word from Old French gote →Every word from Middle French goutte →