gluttio

Pronunciation

• IPA (Classical): [ˈɡɫʊt.ti.oː]^[1]
• IPA (Ecclesiastical): [ˈɡlut.ti.o]^[1]

Forms

gluttiō (present infinitive gluttīre, perfect active gluttīvī or gluttiī, supine gluttītum); fourth conjugation^[1] Also spelled glūtiō.^[2]

Etymology

It is from the root ⟨glutt-, glūt-⟩ also seen in glūtō “glutton”, with -iō.^[1] The OLD calls it probably cognate with gula “throat” and ingluviēs “crop, gluttony”, and compares Russian ⟨глотать⟩ “to swallow”.^[3]

Earliest recorded meaning

Gaffiot cites Plautus' Persa.^[2] Köbler dates Plautus c. 250–184 BC.^[4]

Semantic evolution

It meant to swallow, gulp down, as in Plautus and Juvenal, and in Pliny to choke back the voice.^[3][2]

English glut (early 14th century) is from it through Old French glotir, and glutton comes from the related glūtō.^[5]

Timeline

• c. 250–184 BC – Plautus uses it.^[2][4]
• c. 67–c. 127 AD – Juvenal uses it.^[2][4]
• early 14th century – English glut is recorded.^[5]

Meanings

Verb

1. To swallow, gulp down.^[3][2]
2. To choke back (the voice).^[2]

Word family

• dēgluttiō
• gluttō
• gluttus
• inglutio
• sugglutiō
• transglutio

Related words

• gula
• glūtō
• ingluviēs
• English glut
• English glutton

Usage notes

The OLD has a separate onomatopoeic gluttiō “to cluck”, of a broody hen.^[3]

References

1. ^ a b c d Wiktionary, the free dictionary, https://en.wiktionary.org
2. ^ a b c d e f g Gaffiot, Félix (2016), Dictionnaire latin-français, new ed. by Gérard Gréco et al. (Gaffiot 2016), online ed.
3. ^ a b c d Glare, P. G. W., ed. (2012), Oxford Latin Dictionary, 2nd ed., Oxford: Oxford University Press
4. ^ a b c Köbler, Gerhard (2010), Lateinisches Abkunfts- und Wirkungswörterbuch für Altertum und Mittelalter, online ed., koeblergerhard.de
5. ^ a b Harper, Douglas. Online Etymology Dictionary, https://www.etymonline.com