Where does “languages” come from?
languages (French) comes from French language, from French langage, from Middle French language, from Old French language, from Vulgar Latin linguaticum, from Latin lingua, from Latin -ula, from Proto-Indo-European -tlom — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
languages (French): plural of language
Definitions
- plural of language
Ancestry of “languages”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | language | Archaic spelling of langage |
| 2 | French | langage | language; programming language |
| 3 | Middle French | language | language (style of communicating) |
| 4 | Old French | language | language (style of communicating) |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | linguaticum | language |
| 6 | Latin | lingua | tongue; a speech; an utterance or expression |
| 7 | Latin | -ula | regō + API → rēgula; tegō + API → tēgula;... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tlom | Alternative form of *-trom |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |