Where does “gorgeouse” come from?

gorgeouse (Middle English) comes from Middle French gorgias, from Old French gourgias.

Ancestry of “gorgeouse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchgorgiaselegant, fashionable
2Old Frenchgourgias—

Words derived from “gorgeouse”

Every word from Old French gourgias →Every word from Middle French gorgias →