Where does “gulo” come from?

gulo (Esperanto) comes from Latin gulo, from Latin gula, from Proto-Indo-European gʷel-, from Proto-Indo-European kel- — to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet.

gulo (Esperanto): wolverine

Definitions

  1. wolverine

Ancestry of “gulo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinguloglutton; wolverine
2Latingulagullet, throat, palate; gluttony, greediness;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷel-throat; to swallow; throat; to dribble; gush...
4Proto-Indo-Europeankel-to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet
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