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Where does “linguale” come from?

linguale (Italian) comes from Medieval Latin lingualis, 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...

linguale (Italian): lingual, tongue; lingual

Definitions

  1. lingual, tongue; lingual

Ancestry of “linguale”, step by step

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

Words derived from “linguale”

  • anterolinguale
  • sublinguale
  • linguolabiale
  • sottolinguale
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tḗr →