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Where does “gusto” come from?

gusto (Spanish) comes from Latin gustus, from Proto-Italic gustus, from Proto-Indo-European ǵéwstus, from Proto-Indo-European ǵews- — to taste, try.

gusto (Spanish): taste; liking, preference, aesthetic preference;...

Definitions

  1. taste; liking, preference, aesthetic preference;...

Ancestry of “gusto”, step by step

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

Words derived from “gusto”

  • gustoso
  • gustosamente
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