Where does “Langue nouvelle” come from?
Langue nouvelle (English) comes from English langue, from French langue, from Middle French langue, from Old French langue, from Latin lingua, from Latin -ula, from Proto-Indo-European -tlom, from Proto-Indo-European -trom — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
Ancestry of “Langue nouvelle”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | langue | Language as a system rather than language in use,... |
| 2 | French | langue | tongue; language |
| 3 | Middle French | langue | tongue; language |
| 4 | Old French | langue | tongue; language |
| 5 | Latin | lingua | tongue; a speech; an utterance or expression |
| 6 | Latin | -ula | regō + API → rēgula; tegō + API → tēgula;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tlom | Alternative form of *-trom |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |