Etymology

gusto

gus·to
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Today it means: Enthusiasm; enjoyment, vigor. Full definition →

Italian gusto ← Latin gustus
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromgustus“taste”
  2. Italian · borrowed fromgusto
  3. English todaygusto

Borrowed from Italian gusto, from Latin gustus (“taste”). Doublet of cost (see Etymology 3 there).

Words from the same roots

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