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Where does “guttural” come from?

guttural (French) comes from New Latin gutturālis, from Latin guttur, from Proto-Indo-European gut- — rounding, swelling; entrails, stomach; swelling,...

guttural (French): guttural

Definitions

  1. guttural

Ancestry of “guttural”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1New Latingutturālis—
2Latingutturthroat, neck, gullet; gluttony
3Proto-Indo-Europeangut-rounding, swelling; entrails, stomach; swelling,...

Words derived from “guttural”

  • gutturalement
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