Where does “goût” come from?
goût (French) comes 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.
goût (French): taste, flavour; taste, discrimination; taste
Definitions
- taste, flavour; taste, discrimination; taste
Ancestry of “goût”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle French | goust | taste; flavor |
| 2 | Old French | goust | taste; flavor |
| 3 | Latin | gustus | taste |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | gustus | taste |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵéwstus | taste |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵews- | to taste, try |
Words derived from “goût”