Where does “-eux” come from?

-eux (French) comes from French goitre, from Old French goitron, from Vulgar Latin gutturio, from Latin guttur, from Proto-Indo-European gut- — rounding, swelling; entrails, stomach; swelling,...

-eux (French): -ous, -y

Definitions

  1. -ous, -y

Ancestry of “-eux”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchgoitregoitre
2Old Frenchgoitronthroat; neck; goitre
3Vulgar Latingutturio
4Latingutturthroat, neck, gullet; gluttony
5Proto-Indo-Europeangut-rounding, swelling; entrails, stomach; swelling,...

Words derived from “-eux

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gut-