Where does “gust” come from?
gust (Romanian) comes from Latin gustus, from Proto-Italic gustus, from Proto-Indo-European ǵéwstus, from Proto-Indo-European ǵews- — to taste, try.
gust (Romanian): taste; August
Ancestry of “gust”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | gustus | taste |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | gustus | taste |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵéwstus | taste |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵews- | to taste, try |
Words derived from “gust”