Where does “triglot” come from?

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

triglot (English): A trilingual person; Containing three languages

Definitions

  1. A trilingual person; Containing three languages

Ancestry of “triglot”, step by step

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