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Where does “goitron” come from?

goitron (Old French) comes from Vulgar Latin gutturio, from Latin guttur, from Proto-Indo-European gut- — rounding, swelling; entrails, stomach; swelling,...

goitron (Old French): throat; neck; goitre

Definitions

  1. throat; neck; goitre

Ancestry of “goitron”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latingutturio—
2Latingutturthroat, neck, gullet; gluttony
3Proto-Indo-Europeangut-rounding, swelling; entrails, stomach; swelling,...

Words derived from “goitron”

  • goitre
  • goitrous
  • goitred
  • goitered
  • goitrogen
  • goitrigenous
  • goitreux
  • goitre
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