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Where does “gout” come from?

gout (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.

gout (French): taste, flavour; taste, discrimination; taste

Definitions

  1. taste, flavour; taste, discrimination; taste

Ancestry of “gout”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchgousttaste; flavor
2Old Frenchgousttaste; flavor
3Latingustustaste
4Proto-Italicgustustaste
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵéwstustaste
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵews-to taste, try

Words derived from “gout”

  • haut gout
  • haut goût
  • goûteux
  • arrière-goût
  • Hautgout
  • gu
  • Goût
  • grangou
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