Where does “gâteux” come from?

gâteux (French) comes 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,...

gâteux (French): senile, gaga

Definitions

  1. senile, gaga

Ancestry of “gâteux”, step by step

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

Words derived from “gâteux”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gut- →Every word from French -eux →Every word from Latin guttur →