gluttio

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

Perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *gʷlew-, extension from Proto-Indo-European *gʷel- (throat)[1] (whence gula (throat)). Cognate with ingluviēs (crop of birds), Russian глотка (glotka, throat) and Persian گلو (throat).

Pronunciation

Verb

gluttiō (present infinitive gluttīre, perfect active gluttīvī or gluttiī, supine gluttītum); fourth conjugation

  1. to swallow, gulp down

Conjugation

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Friulian: gloti
  • Italian: ghiottire (archaic), glottire (latinized, archaic)
  • Old French: glotir
  • Spanish: glutir

References

  1. ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) “gel-”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 2, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, pages 364-365