Etymology

langue

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Today it means: Language as a system rather than language in use, including the formal rules, structures, and limitations of language. Full definition →

French langue
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  1. French · borrowed fromlangue
  2. English todaylangue

Borrowed from French langue. Doublet of lingua and tongue.

Words from the same roots

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Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.