Etymology

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Today it means: Used to form nouns relating to the tongue. Full definition →

Ancient Greek γλῶσσα
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromγλῶσσα“tongue”
  2. English today-glossia

From Ancient Greek γλῶσσα (glôssa, “tongue”). Compare gloss-, glott-.

Words from the same roots

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