Where does “gordo” come from?

gordo (Spanish) comes from Old Spanish gordo, from Latin gurdus, from Proto-Italic gʷord-o-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷr̥dus.

gordo (Spanish): fat; coarse; fat man

Definitions

  1. fat; coarse; fat man

Ancestry of “gordo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Spanishgordo—
2Latingurdusa dolt, jolterhead, numbskull, blockhead,...
3Proto-Italicgʷord-o-stubborn, heavy
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷr̥dus—

Words derived from “gordo”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷr̥dus →Every word from Proto-Italic gʷord-o- →Every word from Latin gurdus →
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