Etymology

languoid

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Today it means: Synonym of lect: a language, variety of a language, or group of languages. Full definition →

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The story

Blend of language + -oid, coined by linguist Jeff Good and Calvin Hendryx-Parker in 2006.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.