Where does “degustare” come from?
degustare (Romanian) comes from Romanian degusta, from French déguster, from Latin degusto, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti — afterwards, post; by, at.
degustare (Romanian): degustation, tasting
Definitions
- degustation, tasting
Ancestry of “degustare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | degusta | to taste |
| 2 | French | déguster | to try, to taste; to savor, to relish something;... |
| 3 | Latin | degusto | I taste; I try, make trial of |
| 4 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 5 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 6 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 7 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |