Where does “linwince” come from?
linwince (Walloon) comes from Walloon linwe, from Old French langue, 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...
linwince (Walloon): linguistics
Definitions
- linguistics
Ancestry of “linwince”, step by step
linwince traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Walloon linwe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walloon | linwe | tongue |
| 2 | Old French | langue | tongue; language |
| 3 | Latin | lingua | tongue; a speech; an utterance or expression |
| 4 | Latin | -ula | regō + API → rēgula; tegō + API → tēgula;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -tlom | Alternative form of *-trom |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
via Walloon ince
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walloon | ince | — |