English
gluttonous
Gluttonous comes from Middle English glotenose, and goes back to Middle French glotonos.
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600glotonos
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500glotenose
- Englishearliest quotation c. 1605–1608gluttonous
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600glotonos
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500glotenose
- Englishearliest quotation c. 1605–1608gluttonous
Earliest quotation: c. 1605–1608, William Shakespeare, The Life of Tymon of Athens: “Then they could smile and fawn upon his debts,…”
Every English word from Middle French glotonos
Today it means
adj Given to excessive eating; prone to overeating.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Middle French glotonos / gluttonous