Etymology

glossal

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Today it means: Of or relating to the tongue. Full definition →

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

  1. Proto-Hellenic*glṓt͏̌t͏̌ā
  2. Ancient Greekγλῶσσᾰ (glôssă)
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  5. English todayglossal

From Ancient Greek γλῶσσᾰ (glôssă, “a tongue”) + English -al.

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