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Where does “coûteusement” come from?

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

coûteusement (French): expensively, in a costly way

Definitions

  1. expensively, in a costly way

Ancestry of “coûteusement”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcoûteuxexpensive, costly, pricey
2French-eux-ous, -y
3Frenchgoitregoitre
4Old Frenchgoitronthroat; neck; goitre
5Vulgar Latingutturio—
6Latingutturthroat, neck, gullet; gluttony
7Proto-Indo-Europeangut-rounding, swelling; entrails, stomach; swelling,...
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