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Where does the word "gullet" come from? It comes from Latin gula, passing through Old French before entering English (1300s).
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Where does the word "gullet" come from? It comes from Latin gula, passing through Old French before entering English (1300s).
Gullet’s story begins in Latin: gula meant “throat.” Also the root of 'gluttony' through 'gluttire', to swallow. By medieval, the word had taken hold in Old French as goulet. A diminutive of 'goule', throat. It reached English by 1300s as gullet. Also used for narrow channels of water. Today, gullet means the passage from mouth to stomach.
- Stage 1 · Latin · ancient gula "throat", also the root of 'gluttony' through 'gluttire', to swallow.
- Stage 2 · Old French · medieval goulet "neck of a bottle", a diminutive of 'goule', throat.
- Stage 3 · English · 1300s gullet "throat", also used for narrow channels of water.