Etymology of the Latin word lingula
the Latin word
lingula (small tongue; tongue of land)
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-Derivations in Latin
lingulatusDerivations in other languages
English
lingula, Romanian
lingură
