English
glutition
Glutition comes from Latin gluttiō ‘to swallow’.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEgluttiō‘to swallow’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEgluttītiō
- Englishtodayglutition
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEgluttiō‘to swallow’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEgluttītiō
- Englishtodayglutition
Equivalent to glūtīre + -ite + -ion
Linked words
through Latin gluttiō ‘to swallow’
Today it means
noun The act or process of swallowing.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin gluttiō / glutition