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Where does “глотать” come from?

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

глотать (Russian): to swallow, gulp

Definitions

  1. to swallow, gulp

Ancestry of “глотать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchengloutirto gulp; to swallow up
2Old Frenchenglotirto swallow up
3Late Latiningluttirepresent active infinitive of ingluttiō
4Latingluttiō—
5Latingluttusthroat; absorption

Words derived from “глотать”

  • глоток
  • глотнуть
  • engluti
  • gluti
Every word from Latin gluttus →