Where does “lingo” come from?
Lingo comes from Latin lingua, ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s, a root referring to the tongue as the organ of speech.
lingo (English): Language, especially language peculiar to a...
Definitions
- Language, especially language peculiar to a...
Ancestry of “lingo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | lingua | tongue; a speech; an utterance or expression |
| 2 | Latin | -ula | regō + API → rēgula; tegō + API → tēgula;... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | -tlom | Alternative form of *-trom |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |