Where does “Gusto” come from?
Gusto (German) comes from Italian gusto, from Latin gustus, from Proto-Italic gustus, from Proto-Indo-European ǵéwstus, from Proto-Indo-European ǵews- — to taste, try.
Ancestry of “Gusto”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Italian | gusto | taste; taste, flavour; gusto, enjoyment, relish |
| 2 | Latin | gustus | taste |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | gustus | taste |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵéwstus | taste |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵews- | to taste, try |
Words derived from “Gusto”