Gurgitation
/ˌɡɜːr.dʒɪˈteɪ.ʃən/noun
The act or sound of gurgling, or of swallowing and flowing with a gurgling noise.
Did you know?Its Latin ancestor, gurges, could mean both a whirlpool and a deep throat or gullet, linking turbulent water with the human act of swallowing.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*gʷer-
“A reconstructed root associated with swallowing or engulfing; the connection is proposed rather than directly recorded.”
Classical Latin
Latin
gurges
“A whirlpool, gulf, abyss, or deep throat.”
Late Latin
Latin
gurgitare
“To swallow greedily or cause something to flow and churn like a whirlpool.”
Middle English
English
gorge
“The throat; later, a narrow passage or ravine—borrowed through Old French from Latin gurges.”
17th Century
English
gurgitate
“To swallow or cause a liquid to move with a gurgling action.”
17th–18th Century
English
gurgitation
“The act or sound of gurgitating; a rare, learned noun.”
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