Where does “engloutir” come from?

engloutir (French) comes from Old French englotir, from Late Latin ingluttire, from Latin gluttiō, from Latin gluttus — throat; absorption.

engloutir (French): to gulp; to swallow up

Definitions

  1. to gulp; to swallow up

Ancestry of “engloutir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchenglotirto swallow up
2Late Latiningluttirepresent active infinitive of ingluttiō
3Latingluttiōto swallow, gulp down
4Latingluttusthroat; absorption

Words derived from “engloutir”

Every word from Latin gluttus →Every word from Latin gluttiō →Every word from Late Latin ingluttire →