Etymology

Interglossa

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Today it means: A constructed language devised by Lancelot Hogben (1895–1975). Full definition →

Latin inter- ← Ancient Greek γλῶσσα
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromγλῶσσα“language”
  2. Latin · derived frominter-
  3. English todayInterglossa

From Latin inter- + Ancient Greek γλῶσσα (glôssa, “language”).

Words from the same roots

Latininter- all →

inter-interjacentinterlardinterrex

Ancient Greekγλῶσσα all →

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Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.