Etymology

phaneroglossal

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Today it means: Having a conspicuous tongue. Full definition →

Ancient Greek γλῶσσα
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromγλῶσσα“tongue”
  2. English todayphaneroglossal

From phanero- + Ancient Greek γλῶσσα (glôssa, “tongue”) + -al.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekγλῶσσα all →

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