Where does “gulo” come from?

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

gulo (Latin): glutton; wolverine

Definitions

  1. glutton; wolverine

Ancestry of “gulo”, 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 “gulo”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kel- →