Etymology

Communicationssprache

Today it means: An international auxiliary language created by Joseph Schipfer in 1836, chiefly based on French, with some influences from Latin, English and German. Full definition →

French communications ← German Sprache
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  1. German · derived fromSprache“language”
  2. French · derived fromcommunications
  3. English todayCommunicationssprache

From French communications + German Sprache (“language”).

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