Where does “lingual” come from?
Lingual comes from Medieval Latin lingualis, formed from Latin lingua (tongue) with the adjectival suffix -alis, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s (tongue).
lingual (English): related to the tongue; related to language or...
Definitions
- related to the tongue; related to language or...
Ancestry of “lingual”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | linguālis | lingual |
| 2 | Latin | lingua | tongue; a speech; an utterance or expression |
| 3 | Latin | -ula | regō + API → rēgula; tegō + API → tēgula;... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -tlom | Alternative form of *-trom |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |