Etymology

interlingual

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Today it means: Spanning multiple languages; having a multilingual flair or quality. Full definition →

English lingual ← Latin linguāli ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.?
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁n̥tér
  3. Proto-Italic*n̥ter
  4. Latininter
  5. Latininter-
  6. Englishinter-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s
  8. Proto-Italic*dn̥ɣwā
  9. Latindingua
  10. Latinlingua
  11. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  13. Latinlinguāli
  14. Englishlingual
  15. English todayinterlingual

From inter- + lingual.

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