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Where does “gourde” come from?

gourde (Middle English) comes from Old French gourde, from Latin cucurbita — gourd, cucurbit, including watermelon; dolt.

Ancestry of “gourde”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchgourde—
2Latincucurbitagourd, cucurbit, including watermelon; dolt

Words derived from “gourde”

  • gourd
  • gourdful
  • gourdlike
  • gourdy
  • gourder
  • gourdiness
  • gourdworm
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