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Where does “lingually” come from?

lingually (English) comes from English lingual, from Latin linguālis, from Latin lingua, from Latin -ula, from Proto-Indo-European -tlom, from Proto-Indo-European -trom, from Proto-Indo-European -tḗr — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

lingually (English): Towards, or in relation to, the tongue; In a...

Definitions

  1. Towards, or in relation to, the tongue; In a...

Ancestry of “lingually”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishlingualrelated to the tongue; related to language or...
2Latinlinguālis—
3Latinlinguatongue; a speech; an utterance or expression
4Latin-ularegō + API → rēgula; tegō + API → tēgula;...
5Proto-Indo-European-tlomAlternative form of *-trom
6Proto-Indo-European-tromForms nouns denoting a tool or instrument
7Proto-Indo-European-tḗrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
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