Etymology

aglossal

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Today it means: Having no tongue. Full definition →

English glossal ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← Ancient Greek γλῶσσᾰ (glôssă)
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*ə-
  4. Ancient Greekἀ- (a-)
  5. Englisha-
  6. Proto-Hellenic*glṓt͏̌t͏̌ā
  7. Ancient Greekγλῶσσᾰ (glôssă)
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  10. Englishglossal
  11. English todayaglossal

From a- + glossal.

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