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Where does “gola” come from?

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

gola (Italian): throat; gluttony, greed: one of "i sette peccati...

Definitions

  1. throat; gluttony, greed: one of "i sette peccati...

Ancestry of “gola”, step by step

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

Words derived from “gola”

  • sottogola
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kel- →