myEtymology.com: English etymology of metalinguistics

Etymology of the English word metalinguistics

the English word metalinguistics

using the English prefix meta-

derived from the Greek prefix meta-, μετα-

derived from the Greek word meta, μετὰ, μετά (after)

derived from the English word linguistics

using the English suffix -ics

derived from the English word linguistic

derived from the English word linguist

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 suffix -ic