Where does “gorgia” come from?

gorgia (Italian) comes from French gorge, from Middle French gorge, from Old French gorge, from Latin gurga, from Latin gurges, from Proto-Indo-European gʷerh₃- — to swallow, devour, eat.

gorgia (Italian): throat; ravine, gorge; Meanings related to...

Definitions

throat; ravine, gorge; Meanings related to...

Ancestry of “gorgia”, step by step

gorgia traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French gorge

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	French	gorge	throat; breast; gorge
2	Middle French	gorge	throat
3	Old French	gorge	throat
4	Latin	gurga	—
5	Latin	gurges	A whirlpool; An eddy; A gulf, or a sea
6	Proto-Indo-European	gʷerh₃-	to swallow, devour, eat

via Latin Gorgiās

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	Gorgiās	Greek sophist, philosopher and rhetorician, born in Leontini
2	Ancient Greek	Γοργίας	Gorgias
3	Ancient Greek	γοργός	grim, fierce, terrible; spirited, vigorous;...

Words derived from “gorgia”

gorge

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷerh₃- →Every word from Latin gurges →Every word from Latin gurga →