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

Definitions

  1. taste; August

Ancestry of “gust”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latingustustaste
2Proto-Italicgustustaste
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵéwstustaste
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵews-to taste, try

Words derived from “gust”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵews- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵéwstus →Every word from Proto-Italic gustus →
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