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Where does “gluttoness” come from?

gluttoness (English) comes from English glutton, from Old French gluton, from French glouton, from Latin gluttō, from Latin gluttiō, from Latin gluttus — throat; absorption.

gluttoness (English): A female glutton

Definitions

  1. A female glutton

Ancestry of “gluttoness”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgluttonGluttonous; greedy; gormandizing; One who eats...
2Old Frenchgluton—
3Frenchgloutongluttonous; devouring or engulfing one's food...
4Latingluttō—
5Latingluttiō—
6Latingluttusthroat; absorption
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