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Where does “gloton” come from?

gloton (Old French) comes from Latin gluttō, from Latin gluttiō, from Latin gluttus — throat; absorption.

Ancestry of “gloton”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latingluttō—
2Latingluttiō—
3Latingluttusthroat; absorption

Words derived from “gloton”

  • gluttony
  • glutton
  • gluttonous
  • gluttonously
  • gluttonize
  • gluttonise
  • gluttonism
  • gluttoness
  • ungluttonous
  • gluttonousness
  • glutonie
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