Where does “goitre” come from?

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

goitre (French): goitre

Definitions

  1. goitre

Ancestry of “goitre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchgoitronthroat; neck; goitre
2Vulgar Latingutturio—
3Latingutturthroat, neck, gullet; gluttony
4Proto-Indo-Europeangut-rounding, swelling; entrails, stomach; swelling,...

Words derived from “goitre”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gut- →Every word from Latin guttur →Every word from Vulgar Latin gutturio →