Question

Look at the word origins chart.

The text reads, glut dot ton. Written in latten glutton and old French as gluton. Further divided as gluttire to swallow, gluttus greedy, gula throat grouped under glutton middle English.

Based on its origins, the best definition for glutton is

A.
a person who eats and drinks excessively.
B.
a person who has a very large throat.
C.
a person who has a great desire for something.
D.
a person who has difficulty swallowing or eating.

Answer 1

A.

The roots mean "to swallow," "greedy," and "throat," which point to someone who eats/drinks excessively (not someone with a large throat or difficulty swallowing).