Etymology

gastronomy

gas·tro·no·my
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Today it means: The art of preparing and eating good food. Full definition →

French gastronomie ← Ancient Greek γαστρονομία
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromγαστρονομία
  2. French · derived fromgastronomie
  3. English todaygastronomy

From French gastronomie, from Ancient Greek γαστρονομία (gastronomía), from γαστήρ (gastḗr, “stomach”) + νόμος (nómos, “knowledge, law”); by surface analysis, gastro- (“cooking”) + -nomy (“a system of rules or laws about a particular field”).

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