Etymology

diglottism

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Ancient Greek δίγλωττος
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromδίγλωττος“speaking two languages”
  2. English todaydiglottism

From Ancient Greek δίγλωττος (díglōttos, “speaking two languages”), from δι- (di-, “two”) + γλῶττα (glôtta, “tongue”).

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