Etymology of the English word lingo
the English word
lingoderived from the English word
linguaderived 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-derived from the Portuguese word
lingoaderived 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-Date
The earliest known usage of lingo in English dates from the 17th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
