Etymology

basiglossal

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Today it means: Relating to the base of the tongue Full definition →

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

  1. Proto-Indo-European*gʷem-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*gʷémtis
  3. Proto-Hellenic*gʷə́tis
  4. Ancient Greekβᾰ́σῐς (bắsĭs)
  5. Latinbasis
  6. Englishbasi-
  7. Proto-Hellenic*glṓt͏̌t͏̌ā
  8. Ancient Greekγλῶσσᾰ (glôssă)
  9. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  11. Englishglossal
  12. English todaybasiglossal

From basi- + glossal.

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