Where does “pentaglot” come from?

pentaglot (English) comes from English -glot, from Ancient Greek γλῶσσᾰ — tongue; language; tongue.

pentaglot (English): In five languages

Definitions

  1. In five languages

Ancestry of “pentaglot”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-glotlanguage; tongue
2Ancient Greekγλῶσσᾰtongue; language; tongue
Every word from Ancient Greek γλῶσσᾰEvery word from English -glot
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