Where does “lingua” come from?
lingua (Latin) comes from Old Latin dingua, from Proto-Italic *dn̥ɣwā, from Proto-Indo-European dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s — tongue.
lingua (Latin): tongue; a speech; an utterance or expression
Definitions
- tongue; a speech; an utterance or expression
Ancestry of “lingua”, step by step
lingua traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Latin dingua
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Latin | dingua | tongue; Archaic form of lingua |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | *dn̥ɣwā | tongue |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s | tongue |
via Latin dingua
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | dingua | (attested in Gaius Marius Victorinus) |