Where does “egu” come from?

egu (Romanian) comes from French égout, from French égoutter, from French goutte, from Middle French goutte, from Old French gote, from Latin gutta — a drop; spots or specks; a small ornament under...

egu (Romanian): underground sewer

Definitions

  1. underground sewer

Ancestry of “egu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchégoutdrain; sewer
2Frenchégoutterto drain
3Frenchgouttedroplet; goutte; gout
4Middle Frenchgouttegoutte (droplike shape)
5Old Frenchgotedrop
6Latinguttaa drop; spots or specks; a small ornament under...
Every word from Latin guttaEvery word from Old French goteEvery word from Middle French goutte
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