Where does “gustus” come from?

gustus (Latin) comes from Proto-Italic gustus, from Proto-Indo-European ǵéwstus, from Proto-Indo-European ǵews- — to taste, try.

gustus (Latin): taste

Definitions

  1. taste

Ancestry of “gustus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italicgustustaste
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵéwstustaste
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵews-to taste, try

Words derived from “gustus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵews- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵéwstus →Every word from Proto-Italic gustus →
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