Where does “gouttière” come from?

gouttière (French) comes from French goutte, from Middle French goutte, from Old French gote, from Latin gutta — a drop; spots or specks; a small ornament under...

gouttière (French): gutter, eavestrough; drainpipe; mouthguard

Definitions

  1. gutter, eavestrough; drainpipe; mouthguard

Ancestry of “gouttière”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchgouttedroplet; goutte; gout
2Middle Frenchgouttegoutte (droplike shape)
3Old Frenchgotedrop
4Latinguttaa drop; spots or specks; a small ornament under...

Words derived from “gouttière”

Every word from Latin gutta →Every word from Old French gote →Every word from Middle French goutte →