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Where does “глоточек” come from?

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

глоточек (Russian): endearing diminutive of глото́к : small gulp,...

Definitions

  1. endearing diminutive of глото́к : small gulp,...

Ancestry of “глоточек”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianглото́к—
2Russianглота́тьto swallow, gulp
3Frenchengloutirto gulp; to swallow up
4Old Frenchenglotirto swallow up
5Late Latiningluttirepresent active infinitive of ingluttiō
6Latingluttiō—
7Latingluttusthroat; absorption
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