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