myEtymology.com: English etymology of interlingua

Etymology of the English word interlingua

the English word interlingua

derived from the Classical Latin word lingua (tongue; tongue; speech, language)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *dn₀ghu-

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *dn₀ghū-

using the English prefix inter-

derived from the Latin prefix inter-

derived from the Latin word inter (between)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *en

derived from the Italian word interlingua

using the Italian prefix inter-

derived from the Latin word inter (between)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *en

derived from the Italian word lingua

The earliest known usage of interlingua in English dates from the 20th century.

Word found in Modern English