deglutition
/ˌdiːɡluːˈtɪʃ(ə)n/ · noun
Meaning
- The act or process of swallowing.
Etymology / origin
Borrowed from French déglutition or from Late Latin dēglūtītiō, from Latin dēglūtīre, dēgluttīre + -tiō (suffix forming nouns relating to actions or the results of actions). Dēgluttīre is derived from dēgluttiō (“to swallow down”), from dē- (prefix meaning ‘from, off’) + gluttiō (“to gulp down, swallow”). By surface analysis, de- (“down”) + Latin glut- + -ite + -ion.
- dēglūtīre(la)→
- dēglūtītiō(la-lat)→
- déglutition(French)→
- deglutition (English)
- Relations: bor, der, der
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