late 14c., from Late Latin gurgulationem (nominative gurgulatio), noun of action from past-participle stem of gurgitare "to engulf," from gurges "whirlpool, gorge" (see gurges).
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gurges n.
1660s, "heraldic spiral," from Latin gurges, literally "whirlpool," from PIE *gwrg-, reduplicated form of root *gwora- "food, devouring."