Etymology

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Today it means: The non-verbal elements of speech, and to a limited extent of writing, used to modify meaning and convey emotion, such as pitch, volume, and intonation Full definition →

English language ← Middle English langage ← Old French language
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*preh₂-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*pərai
  4. Ancient Greekπᾰρᾰ́ (părắ)
  5. Ancient Greekπᾰρᾰ- (pără-)
  6. Englishpara-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s
  8. Proto-Italic*dn̥ɣwā
  9. Latindingua
  10. Latinlingua
  11. Vulgar Latin*linguāticum
  12. Old Frenchlanguage
  13. Middle Englishlangage
  14. Englishlanguage
  15. English todayparalanguage

From para- + language.

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