Etymology

gustation

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Today it means: The act of tasting. Full definition →

Latin gustātiō, gustātiōni ← Proto-Indo-European *ǵews-
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ǵews-
  2. Latingustō
  3. Latingustātiō, gustātiōni
  4. English todaygustation

Learned borrowing from Latin gustātiō, gustātiōnis. By surface analysis, gust + -ation.

Words from the same roots

Latingustātiō all →

gustatio

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