Where does “dingua” come from?
dingua (Old Latin) comes from Proto-Italic *dn̥ɣwā, from Proto-Indo-European dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s — tongue.
dingua (Old Latin): tongue; Archaic form of lingua
Definitions
- tongue; Archaic form of lingua
Ancestry of “dingua”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Italic | *dn̥ɣwā | tongue |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s | tongue |