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Where does “глото́к” come from?

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

Ancestry of “глото́к”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianглота́тьto swallow, gulp
2Frenchengloutirto gulp; to swallow up
3Old Frenchenglotirto swallow up
4Late Latiningluttirepresent active infinitive of ingluttiō
5Latingluttiō—
6Latingluttusthroat; absorption

Words derived from “глото́к”

  • глоточек
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