Where does “quinteux” come from?

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

quinteux (French): quintan; bilious, ill-tempered

Definitions

  1. quintan; bilious, ill-tempered

Ancestry of “quinteux”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1French-eux-ous, -y
2Frenchgoitregoitre
3Old Frenchgoitronthroat; neck; goitre
4Vulgar Latingutturio—
5Latingutturthroat, neck, gullet; gluttony
6Proto-Indo-Europeangut-rounding, swelling; entrails, stomach; swelling,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gut- →Every word from French -eux →Every word from Latin guttur →