Etymology of the French word langue
the Old French word
languederived 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 langue in French dates from the 15th century.
Derivations in French
langage,
langué,
languier,
languette,
langueyer,
languete,
abaisse-langue,
métalangue,
langue-d'oiseau,
langue-de-bœuf,
langue-de-carpe,
langue-de-cerf,
langue-de-chat,
langue-de-chien,
langue-de-serpent,
langue-de-vache,
interlangueDerivations in other languages
English
langueCognates
Catalan
llengua, English
language, Italian
lingua, Provençal
lenguaUsage
Word found in Old French
