English
gamut
Gamut comes from Medieval Latin gamma ut.
- Medieval Latinc. 600–1500gamma ut
- Englishearliest quotation c. 1590–1592gamut
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Medieval Latinc. 600–1500gamma ut
- Englishearliest quotation c. 1590–1592gamut
Earliest quotation: c. 1590–1592, William Shakespeare, The Taming of the Shrew: “I must begin with rudiments of Art / To…”
The story
Meaning later extended to mean all the notes of a scale, and then more generally any complete range.
Every English word from Medieval Latin gamma ut
Today it means
noun A (normally) complete range.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Medieval Latin gamma ut / gamut