Etymology

guttural

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Today it means: Of, relating to, or connected to the throat. Full definition →

Middle French guttural ← New Latin gutturālis ← Latin guttur
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromguttur“throat”
  2. New Latin · derived fromgutturālis
  3. Middle French · borrowed fromguttural
  4. English todayguttural

From Middle French guttural, from New Latin gutturālis, from Latin guttur (“throat”) + -ālis.

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