Where does “gigolo” come from?
gigolo (French) comes from French gigolette, from French giguer, from French gigue, from Old French gige, from Frankish gīge, from Proto-Germanic gīganą, from Proto-Indo-European gʰeyǵʰ-.
gigolo (French): gigolo
Definitions
- gigolo
Ancestry of “gigolo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | gigolette | shoulder of rabbit or thigh of poultry; young... |
| 2 | French | giguer | to dance the jig; to dance, gambol, prance,... |
| 3 | French | gigue | string instrument, roughly in the form of a... |
| 4 | Old French | gige | — |
| 5 | Frankish | gīge | dance, fiddle |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | gīganą | to move, wish, desire |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰeyǵʰ- | — |