Etymograph

English

Gulliver

Gulliver comes from Old French goulafre ‘glutton’, from goule ‘mouth’, and ultimately from Latin gula ‘gullet, throat, palate’.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEgula‘gullet, throat, palate’
  2. Old Frenchc. 842–1400goule‘mouth’
  3. Old French, derivedc. 842–1400goulafre‘glutton’
  4. EnglishtodayGulliver

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Earlier history uncertain.

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEgula‘gullet, throat, palate’
  2. Old Frenchc. 842–1400goule‘mouth’
  3. Old French, derivedc. 842–1400goulafre‘glutton’
  4. EnglishtodayGulliver

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *gʷel-

glutton, 4 more

through Latin gula ‘gullet, throat, palate’

gully, gullet, 2 more

Today it means

name A surname.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Latin gula / Gulliver

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