Etymology

conlang

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Today it means: To create or work on a conlang (constructed language). Full definition →

First used 1990s
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The noun is a syllabic abbreviation of constructed language, while the verb is derived from the noun. By surface analysis, con- (“constructed”) + lang or -lang (“language”).

First known use, by meaning

  • from 1990s Alternative form of constructed language (“a human language consciously devised by an individual or a small group, as opposed to having naturally evolved as a natural language”)

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.