Where does “gourde” come from?

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

gourde (Middle English): A plant of the family Cucurbitaceae; a gourd or similar plant

Definitions

  1. A plant of the family Cucurbitaceae; a gourd or similar plant

Ancestry of “gourde”, step by step

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

Words derived from “gourde”

Every word from Latin cucurbita →Every word from Old French gourde →