Where does “lingua” come from?
Lingua comes from Latin lingua, derived from Proto-Indo-European dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s, a root meaning tongue or language.
lingua (English): tongue; A median process of the labium, at the...
Definitions
- tongue; A median process of the labium, at the...
Ancestry of “lingua”, 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... |