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Where does “gordo” come from?

gordo (Italian) comes from Latin gurdus, from Proto-Italic gʷord-o-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷr̥dus.

Ancestry of “gordo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latingurdusa dolt, jolterhead, numbskull, blockhead,...
2Proto-Italicgʷord-o-stubborn, heavy
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷr̥dus—

Words derived from “gordo”

  • ingordamente
  • ingordo
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