Where does “giou” come from?

giou (French) comes from Haitian Creole gou, from French goût, from Middle French goust, from Old French goust, from Latin gustus, from Proto-Italic gustus, from Proto-Indo-European ǵéwstus, from Proto-Indo-European ǵews- — to taste, try.

giou (French): delicious

Definitions

  1. delicious

Ancestry of “giou”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Haitian Creolegouflavour
2Frenchgoûttaste, flavour; taste, discrimination; taste
3Middle Frenchgousttaste; flavor
4Old Frenchgousttaste; flavor
5Latingustustaste
6Proto-Italicgustustaste
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵéwstustaste
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵews-to taste, try
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵews- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵéwstus →Every word from Proto-Italic gustus →