Etymology of the Latin word lingua
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-Derivations in Latin
linguosus,
ligula,
lingula,
trilinguis,
bilinguis,
lingulata,
lingualisDerivations in other languages
English
sublingual, English
ling-, English
lingua, English
linguist, English
interlingua, English
linguaphile, English
Interlingua, French
langue, French
linguatule, French
unilingue, French
brévilingue, French
interlingua, French
-lingue, French
sublinguite, Italian
crassilingui, Portuguese
língua, Portuguese
lingoa, Romanian
limbă, Spanish
lengua, Spanish
lingual, Spanish
monolingüeUsage
Word found in Classical Latin