Where does “gorgo” come from?

gorgo (Italian) comes from Vulgar Latin *gurgus, from Latin gurges, from Proto-Indo-European gʷerh₃- — to swallow, devour, eat.

gorgo (Italian): whirlpool; vortex, eddy

Definitions

  1. whirlpool; vortex, eddy

Ancestry of “gorgo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latin*gurgus—
2LatingurgesA whirlpool; An eddy; A gulf, or a sea
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷerh₃-to swallow, devour, eat

Words derived from “gorgo”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷerh₃- →Every word from Latin gurges →Every word from Vulgar Latin *gurgus →