Where does “gordote” come from?

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

Ancestry of “gordote”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishgordofat; coarse; fat man
2Old Spanishgordo
3Latingurdusa dolt, jolterhead, numbskull, blockhead,...
4Proto-Italicgʷord-o-stubborn, heavy
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷr̥dus
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷr̥dusEvery word from Proto-Italic gʷord-o-Every word from Latin gurdus